This weekend’s set of Northwest BachFest performances offers insight into a variety of emotions and relationships through a diversely distinguished repertoire and a unique group of guest musicians. As ...

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...

Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and ...

Luthier, or strings instrument maker, Peter Reid of Orange in central west New South Wales, calls the special quartet instruments he has made his "family". The two violins, a viola and a cello are ...