The musicians are using Baroque-era replicas, including trumpets with no valves, wooden oboes, and even a real harpsichord, all designed to recreate the original sound of Handel’s time.

A British music education organization reports that use of recorders are declining in the classroom. We wonder: Why were they there to start with? And why is "Hot Cross Buns" such a banger?

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RASCOE: Most kids learn to play the recorder as a bridge to other wind instruments like clarinet or trumpet ... (SOUNDBITE OF AMSTERDAM BAROQUE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE OF ...

Grime’s Trumpet Concerto: night-sky-blue is inspired by gardens after sunset and most affecting in the muted passages for the soloist at its opening and closing. Percussion, harp, high-pitched winds ...

The commute can be loud and irritating. A melody can change the tempo of the train.  Listen to the music under New York.  The MTA’s official program is celebrating its ...

Mozart was, of course, a prodigy, playing the keyboard at age 3 and composing starting at age 5. He didn’t pick up the violin, however, until he was 6, studying with his father Leopold, an excellent ...

The wait is nearly over for this year’s Swaledale Festival. Festivities commence on Saturday, May 24 with a range of world-class concerts, talks, exhibitions, theatre, and guided walks in breathtaking ...