The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In a remarkable achievement that bridges centuries of musical tradition, 2024 Western Michigan University alumnus Zachary Earle has been named the 2025 recipient of the Margriet ...

All these early instruments were meant to be played in homes or the soaring acoustics of religious buildings, not massive modern concert halls. That context matters, because early music isn’t just ...

When we think about rock music, we can agree it's a genre most commonly plied and voiced via the instrument of electric guitar. While rock and the guitar are not mutually exclusive, and the insights ...

Forty-five years ago, as a freshman in college, Cal Meineke was poking around a music department storage room and came across a rare Tyrolean violin made in the 17th century by the German Matthias ...

Don’t fret. Benjamin Williams can repair that coveted string instrument for you. The gifted luthier, after years working out of his home, has settled in nicely to the Old Town neighborhood of Mankato.