RASCOE: If you somehow managed to escape attending one of these concerts, the recorder is a woodwind music instrument. It's got a thumb hole and seven finger holes. And when it's played by a gaggle of ...

Open Reel Ensemble doesn't play conventional instruments, like guitars, drums and keyboards. Instead, the Japanese band uses reel-to-reel tape recorders built by Pioneer and TEAC in the 1970s and '80s ...

When she was a 5-year-old growing up in Phildadelphia, Judith Linsenberg’s mother gave her the option: recorder lessons or ice skating lessons. “My mother had friend with a daughter taking recorder ...

The recorder often inflicts squeaky torture on parents. Music teacher Valerie DePriest explains why it became a staple in music education. When Lebanon-born George Semaan came to the United States via ...

Aug. 15 (UPI) --A music-loving orangutan at a North Dakota zoo was able to make music of his own by playing his recorder with a classical music ensemble. Tal the orangutan provided the wind for the ...

Belgian ensemble Laterna Magica recently performed an effervescent mix of Western classical music spanning several centuries, nationalities, and era-defining styles. Led by the recorder-artist duo, ...