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Bamboo Saxophones, Sugar Belly, and A Wandering Musician
As is true with most gifted musicians, their soul is inside the music that they present to the world. It doesn’t matter if they write the music or if they play another composer’s efforts, they bring the center of their…
ContinueBig, Bold and Brassy - The Giant Tuba
The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched brass instrument in the modern orchestra and it really is quite big at almost four feet (1.22 meters) in height. Southwest Winds perform “PENSIVE GIANT” (listen for the tuba) (source) Zeu -…
ContinueWanamaker Organ – The World’s Largest Pipe Organ
Weighing in at 287 tons, the organ chamber is 67 feet long, 26 feet deep and 16 feet high. The Wanamaker Organ, the world’s largest pipe organ, boasts 28,482 pipes with the largest string section of any organ built. The…
ContinueHold Your Breath… It’s The Electronic Bagpipes
Electronic bagpipes are the latest version of a musical instrument – and genre – that has been around for centuries. Herdsmen, royalty, soldiers – all have a tradition of playing and enjoying some version of the bag-pipes. There is something…
ContinueAeolian Wind Harp Intrigue
The sound of the Aeolian Wind Harp is sometimes called creepy and other times, healing. They have been built in city squares, on the tops of hills, and near the water’s edge. Yet, it is also found hanging in the…
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