If the marimba had existed in J.S. Bach’s time, would he have composed for that dark, mellow, resonant instrument? Most folks would answer yes, but renowned marimba soloist She-e Wu goes one step ...
The marimba has an interesting history in which, oddly enough, Pennsylvania plays a major role. It is one of the oldest of musical instruments. There are records that the marimba existed in a much ...
GRAND BLANC, MI -- It can be frustrating to build instruments from scratch. Whether it’s sourcing African Padauk wood, fidgeting in AutoCAD or cutting a bar to tune it, nothing stopped Grand Blanc’s ...
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See the human body morph into musical instruments from around the world at a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A new exhibition that opened this week at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art puts 4,000 years of human music-making ...
In the modern world it’s easy to lose touch with your roots. That’s as true for Zulus as anyone else. Take the students at Goede Hoop, a primary school 30 minutes outside of Johannesburg. Some of the ...
Chances are, you’ve never heard four marimbas in harmony live before. Or at all. Here’s your opportunity when the Heartland Marimba Quartet performs at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Imago in Elgin, hosted by ...
If AI and robots are going to take our jobs, at least they can do it in the most relaxing way possible. Just like Shimon here — a four-armed marimba-playing robot designed by George Tech’s music ...
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