For the third season, “Ice Age,” Talve and Rozman wanted to bring audiences into more familiar territory, especially since humans were evolving and existing at that time. “The score is slightly off, ...

The oboe has 500 parts. Turning a profit is a killer. But Jim Phelan is bent on reviving one of the great names in classical music. Jim Phelan, the owner of the A. Laubin oboe company, at his workshop ...

A man from the Mekong Delta’s Bac Lieu Province made a sculptural relief from 300 kg of salt to commemorate the Vietnam salt farming festival. The relief, spanning 25 m long and 5 m wide, features ...

Ever wondered what the San Francisco Bay sounds like beneath the water’s surface? The Wave Organ, a sound sculpture maintained by San Francisco’s Exploratorium, has 25 pipes that shoot down into the ...

Discover waves you never node about. Waves are everywhere. They break on the shore of the ocean, bring music to your ears, and carry the signal of your favorite radio station. By attaching a string to ...

In order to join the seven-piece lineup of The Garbage-Men, there’s one hurdle you have to clear first. New band members must prove their ability by creating their own instrument — using recycled ...

Play the songs below by gathering a group of people, distributing one pipe to each person, and having each player sound his or her pipe at the right time. Before you begin, each person should practice ...

From the moment the audience enters the unknown world of Blue Man Group, they are immersed into a futuristic interactive environment that provides an experience unlike anything they’ve experienced ...

The inventor Jon Madin has sparked a "marimba mania" in schools with his instruments made from everyday materials. Trained as a high school teacher, Madin has run over 2,000 workshops at primary ...

They came, they measured, and they returned to perform a show like no other. It was the great NPR Tiny Desk Takeover by Blue Man Group. If you've not seen this performance ensemble and their ...