Artists and instrument makers have banded together to rescue Brazil's imperiled pernambuco, the source of bows for violins, violas and cellos
Clarinetist Artie Shaw's recordings recall the nostalgic power of the big-band sound
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From opera halls to neighborhood movie theaters, Philip Glass attracts an enormous audience many of whom have never listened to classical music
A new movie rekindles curiosity about the poet's life, love and suicide at age 30
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Self-taught artists and their fans mingle each fall at Alabama's up close and personal Kentuck Festival
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Homely country togs defined a beloved Grand Ole Opry stalwart
By introducing a note of modesty, Marilyn Monroe's gloves actually heightened her come-hither allure
Martin Scorsese's realistic portrayal of pre-Civil War strife Gangs of New York re-creates the brutal street warfare waged between immigrant groups
A summer festival showcases the wit and artistry of the musical-theater master, drawing "nuts" from all over
In celebrating the cultures of the ancient Silk Road, renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma has found a second calling
One hundred years after the maestro's death, the Italian composer reigns, very operatically, in the hearts of music lovers everywhere
From the restless imagination of Edgar Rice Burroughs sprang the most timeless of screen characters
Bombay's movie industry is India's dream machine. Each year it churns out hundreds of wild and gaudy spectacles
Left-handed, she taught herself to play, wrote the folk classic "Freight Train" and sang into her 90s
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Seattle's new Experience Music Project is a $100 million, technology-enhanced repository of American pop music where anyone can be a rock star
Hard work, discipline and tough love help inner-city choristers achieve lofty goals
A new show hails Edward Sorel, whose caricatures have spoofed or skewered celebrities of every stripe
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Wacky instruments often resemble bad plumbing, but all are welcome in the eclectic light orchestra of experimental music
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