Instruments

Classical music has become so obsessed with its own permanence over the last couple of centuries that musicians have all but forgotten the joys of the ephemeral. Scores are carefully notated, and performances are rehearsed as obsessively as budgets allow.

David Hattner, the Portland Youth Philharmonic's conductor and music director, talks about why a musical education is important and shares tips for parents.

An album of Shakespeare's sonnets set to music and played on Elizabethan instruments will be released on the bard's birthday this year. Related Stories Keira Skyped ticks to Cronenberg Socha kept acting career a secret Jason Segel: I was hot for W

DAVAO CITY—These schoolchildren notched two national championships on traditional music for two consecutive years. Today, they do not have to borrow instruments to showcase their remarkable musical skills. Upon arrival here from their second successful

Row after row of new instruments and music-related merchandise lined Anaheim Convention Center at the National Association of Music Merchants trade show in mid-January.