© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. Most orchestras are content to have their performances of the classics refracted through modern ...

Founded as a chamber ensemble, Mercury Baroque’s world-class musicians performs authentic period music on historically appropriate instruments. A big hit in Europe, the sound is just blossoming in the ...

Wen Yang became a fan of Baroque music while earning her master's degree at the Yale School of Music. She was especially drawn to the idea of performing with period instruments—either antiques or high ...

Two things you might not expect on a Seattle Baroque Orchestra program: a contemporary work and an Iranian tar. You’ll find both in this weekend’s pair of Seattle Baroque Orchestra concerts, at 8 p.m.

Manoel Theatre has just inherited a number of rare and valuable instruments, left by George Debono, which date back to the Baroque era. The instruments include a Broadwood piano which dates back to ...

People tend to think of technology, especially music technology, as a gradual series of improvements. The ancient bull's horn evolved into the bugle, which sprouted keys and became the trumpet. But ...

You probably awoke today not knowing you live in the city "of the lute," a stringed instrument of medieval origins. "Duluth" means "of the lute" in French. This city's name speaks of an instrument ...

Mercury Baroque, one of the country’s foremost period instrument orchestras, will perform Vivaldi’s “L’Estro Armonico” on March 25 at The John Cooper School Performing Arts Center. Founded as a ...