Carolyn Warner (piano), Lisa Boyko (viola), Bryan Dumm (cello), Katherine Bormann (violin) The String/Piano Chamber Music Ensemble features small chamber groups—strings only or strings with ...

The sound of a piano called "pawn" is created by hitting a string by a part called a hammer. Its principle has been inherited without any change since the early piano was born in the 18th century, but ...

Playing string swapsies on instruments, to find out how it sounds. Ever wondered what would happen if you replaced an essential part of a perfectly fine instrument with something from another? Just ...

The piano is a bit of an oddball within the string instrument family. Apart from rarely seeing people carry one around on the bus or use its case to discretely conceal a Tommy Gun, the way the strings ...