Friedrich Heinrich Kern plays a version of the glass harmonica called the verrophone for Opera Philadelphia's production of "Written on Skin." (Emma Lee/WHYY) On Friday, Opera Philadelphia will ...

Harmonicas were commonly called “French harps” or “mouth organs” and mountain men played them superbly. Some still do, though such old-fashioned music is not nearly as common as it was before and ...

What does greed sound like? If movies are to be believed, it probably feels like the lush fur of a mink coat. It might smell like a musky cologne and taste like that first sip of expensive champagne.

It’s intermission during the final dress rehearsal of Los Angeles Opera’s new production of “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The invited audience, a potpourri of students and seniors, are milling about in the ...

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WLOX) - If you’re driving on Highway 90, you might hear the sounds of the Coast Life from a musician who calls himself a world-class harmonica player. “I love to play harmonica, ...

The harmonica may not be the first instrument you think of when it comes to jazz and soul music. But acclaimed French-born harmonica player Frederic Yonnet has used the instrument to transcend musical ...

A 95-year-old Altoona native who has never played a major venue will be featured on the harmonica in Saturday’s holiday concert by the Altoona Symphony Orchestra. Mary Beth Flickinger will play ...

A distorted harmonica growl delivers a raw, visceral texture that turns the classic diatonic instrument into a punchy sound source capable of cutting through dense mixes. Instead of the clean, ...

LITTLE ROCK — River Market club impresario Chris King, who knows a thing or two about music, has proclaimed Jason Ricci the new sound of harmonica wizardry, even going so far as to say, "With all due ...

It’s small enough to carry around in your pocket, about as inexpensive as a musical instrument gets, and capable of evoking a variety of sounds and moods. On Nov. 16, Bob Hennessy took his listeners ...

What does greed sound like? If movies are to be believed, it probably feels like the lush fur of a mink coat. It might smell like a musky cologne and taste like that first sip of expensive champagne.