The sound is beautiful and haunting. It recalls ancient times when music wasn't amplified and floating out of 10,000 electronic devices, from cellphones to toasters. It is the music of handmade flutes ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — There was a time when Bryan Akipa knew nothing of flutes. But that was long ago, before the budding artist stumbled across a wooden mallard-head flute in the studio of his ...

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A contestant is in action during a bamboo flute making skills competition at Yuping Bamboo Flute Museum in Yuping Dong ...

KOCHI: It took Pramod Chandramohan five years to master the art of flute making. Before that, he used to play the flutes he bought from festival markets. When Pramod started out, he didn’t even know ...

When a hobby turns into a profession, a professional expects to be able to find the superior tools of the trade, and if they are not up to the mark, he could complain, despair or look for more ...

The Long Island Flute Club (LIFC), founded in 1984, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The club boasts more than 100 members, comprised of both student and adult musicians; people from all wa lks of ...

The flute is one of the more overlooked instruments in jazz, but it’s been making an impact on improvised music for more than 50 years. Let 10 experts take you on a guided tour. By Giovanni Russonello ...

Craftspeople tune bamboo flutes during a bamboo flute making contest held at Zijing Village of Zhongtai Subdistrict in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 18, 2019. More than 30 ...