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- Eclectic Florida museum's collection to be auctioned - The Seattle Times February 4, 2012Eclectic Florida museum's collection to be auctionedThe Seattle TimesALAN DIAZ / AP Bob Milhous, left, and his brother Paul Milhous started picking up collectible cars and rare automated-musical instruments 50 years ago. ALAN DIAZ / AP Antique cars sit on display at the Milhous Collection. No comments have been posted ...and more » […]
- Shanghai Chinese Orchestra musicians reinterpreting traditional Chinese sounds ... - AnnArbor.com February 4, 2012Shanghai Chinese Orchestra musicians reinterpreting traditional Chinese sounds ...AnnArbor.comWhen the Chamber Ensemble of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra makes its University Musical Society debut Friday evening at Rackham Auditorium, the instruments toted on stage will have different, perhaps unfamiliar names —zheng, dizi, erhu, pipa, guqin, ... […]
- TODAY's Life Illustrated composes a selection of your musical memories - msnbc.com February 4, 2012TODAY's Life Illustrated composes a selection of your musical memoriesmsnbc.comBy Chiara Sottile, Weekend Today Many of your photo submissions this week flaunted your musical talents on instruments ranging from the family heirloom bass to the prized trumpet. Even though we couldn't hear the guitar's strum or the trumpet's honk, ...and mor […]
- University of Waterloo professor helps document evolution of Mennonite music - Waterloo Record February 4, 2012University of Waterloo professor helps document evolution of Mennonite musicWaterloo RecordBy Liz Monteiro, Record staff Music study Carol Ann Weaver at her piano with some handcrafted African musical instruments gathered during her travels to the continent to study music traditions there. WATERLOO — Traditional Mennonite music stems from ...and more » […]
- Bay City native mixes it up at recording studio - Chicago Tribune February 4, 2012Bay City native mixes it up at recording studioChicago TribuneIt's a world where little black sliding bars and turning knobs replace musical instruments, and a few clicks of a mouse can sharpen any flat. For many, music is a hobby, perhaps even a passion, but for Reed, music is much more.and more » […]
- Illuminated Ball to go on despite theft of speakers and instruments - TheNewsTribune.com February 4, 2012Illuminated Ball to go on despite theft of speakers and instrumentsTheNewsTribune.comOrganizers of Saturday night's Illuminated Ball say the fundraiser will go on despite the theft of thousands of dollars' worth of musical instruments, speakers and tools used for set design. What: “The Illuminated Ball: Between Earth and Sky” is a gala ...and more […]
- Pixound Turns Photos into Musical Instruments, and It's Better Than You Think - Gizmodo February 4, 2012Pixound Turns Photos into Musical Instruments, and It's Better Than You ThinkGizmodoPixound brings an intriguing approach to the music app: letting you play any photo as if it were a musical instrument. That was enough to get our attention, and when we first started playing around with the Pixound app for iOS ($1), we thought it was a ...and more » […]
- Family of musicians saves instruments in Cascade fire - Lynchburg News and Advance February 3, 2012Family of musicians saves instruments in Cascade fireLynchburg News and AdvanceAt least one of the Lillards, a family of bluegrass musicians, remains upbeat. “I'm going to try to turn this negative into a positive,” said Julian Lillard. They were able to save their most prized possessions: their musical instruments, said Lillard, ...and more » […]
- Yamaha Gives Details On US Audio, Musical Instruments Merger - Twice February 2, 2012Yamaha Gives Details On US Audio, Musical Instruments MergerTwiceShizuoka, Japan - Yamaha's board approved a merger effective April 1 of its US home-audio subsidiary with its US-based musical instruments and pro audio subsidiary, but the merged entity has no plans to merge sales or rep forces. […]
- Mending melody: Art of repairing, maintaining musical instruments - Nagaland Post February 2, 2012Mending melody: Art of repairing, maintaining musical instrumentsNagaland PostIs it enough to say that we have great musical talents and traditions when the "means of music production" and the art of maintaining the numerous musical instruments remain invisible? Here, we are referring to the questions - "Are there enough trained ...and more » […]