Felix Skowronek, a professor of flute at the University of Washington since 1968 and a founding member of the Soni Ventorum Woodwind Quintet, died Monday night of throat cancer. He was 70. "He was the ...

He raises the hollowed block of wood to his lips, draws a breath and then exhales. An F-sharp hovers in the morning air and then vanishes. It’s called “first breath,” Kent Bush says. Many flutes come ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These pictures show the beautiful handmade woodwind instruments - crafted by Scotland's last flute maker. George Ormiston has been ...

Continuum presents a program devoted to Renaissance flute music from the 16th century, specifically, from the Chanson Musicales, printed in Paris in 1533 by the famous French printer, Pierre ...

A box set that includes over nine hours of one musician's output could be considered indulgent. Indulgent yes, unless that musician's last name is Parker. Certainly the family of Parker we're talking ...

Woods Bay artist Niko Keys shows off several of his handmade flutes Sunday. THIS selection of elderberry flutes was created by Woods Bay artist Niko Keys. Each musical instrument created by Niko Keys ...

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