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 ...

Jacob Prosek had never really thought about harmonicas before the spring of 2014. Now, after research and a trip to Germany, the North Central College student and Oswego East High School graduate is ...

The harmonica is the Rodney Dangerfield of musical instruments: It don`t get no respect. If that classic ad were true that ”they all laughed when I sat down at the piano,” just mention the harmonica ...

GARDNER — Chet Williamson and Jimmy Morrell will jazz it up Sunday at the Gardner Ale House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Williamson, in an interview with the Sentinel & Enterprise last week, talked about ...

When you think of harmonica, it's easy to consider the instrument in the context of country, bluegrass or blues music. But Tucson composer Jay Vosk hears it paired with chamber orchestra in a more ...

The year is 1981. It’s mid-June. Burgeoning summer beckons Cambridge residents from their hibernation against the spiteful New England winter. The Cambridge River Festival, an annual weeklong ...

When picturing the harmonica, more often than not we see it as a blues, folk music, or jazz instrument. On Feb. 23, however, attendees at the popular WinterPops! music series at the South Windsor ...

Sometimes the oddest couples make the most beautiful music together. Lancaster Symphony Orchestra will host just such an unusual pairing next weekend, when renowned bluesman Corky Siegel debuts his ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Music commentator Miles Hoffman remembers ...

Harmonicist Park Jong-seong is set to show the versatility of the instrument in his upcoming performance with an orchestra. Park, the first Korean ever to win first prize at the World Harmonica ...