For as long as there have been concerts, some musicians have turned to alcohol, or even prescription beta blockers, to take the edge off the anxiety.

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

Ultimately, the haphazard approach lost public support, fizzled out, and set back the pursuit of that honorable goal at least a generation. Watch any attempt at responsible entitlement reform be ...

MIT researchers recreate ancient musical instruments using CT scans and 3D technology, allowing audiences to hear sounds from centuries ago.

A look at the history and craftsmanship behind pipe organs built by Henry Willis and Sons.

What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...

Champaign Central physics teacher Darren Plattner will retire at the end of the year after 33 years at the school.

Practice is an essential portion of any musician’s life. Time to sit and focus on the instrument is crucial whether a ...

Picking up his saxophone after an extended hiatus, Hutchings expands his musical world with shakuhachi flutes and experimental electronics on self-produced solo album Of The Earth ...

A study from the Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) has uncovered a theoretical mechanism showing how the electronic band structures of strongly correlated insulators can be ...

AI music platforms Suno and Udio were sued by major record labels in 2024 for allegedly exploiting the recorded works of professional musicians. Since then, the pair have strived to make peace with ...

In “DWI: Drinking With Instruments,” musicians played some thorny new music twice: the first sober, the second under the influence. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim Midway into a performance by the ...