Academy Village resident Anne Kilmer will speak on "Ancient Music" at a special Arizona Senior Academy presentation Wednesday. Scheduled for 3:30 p.m., the program will also include harpist Lorna ...
Biographer Kate Kennedy unearths five forgotten objects from the Museum of Music History that provide a key to recreating the lives of their owners and sounds of their past. In this episode, the sound ...
Michael Levy is a unique figure in contemporary world music. He recreates ancient Hebrew music, playing instruments of antiquity such as the 10-string Biblical lyre known as the Kinnor, and his ...
The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. Its design was developed from the harp by replacing the single bow shape with two upright arms joined by a crossbar, and the ...