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It was like a spaceship...I wanted to press all the buttons,’ Théo Ould, 27, recalled of his first encounter with the ...

People in his Philadelphia neighborhood were calling Bill Schimmel a piano prodigy when he was 6 years old because he could play Beethoven, Chopin, guys like that. But the piano was not where his ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) • At one time or another, many of us had dreams of being a rock star, and that likely involved playing the guitar. But when it comes to instruments kids dream of playing, the ...

I'm looking forward this week to some opera, magic, Valentine's Day and maybe even a little accordion music. (I know there is a joke in there somewhere.) Have a great week, West Michigan. 5. "Grand ...

The last time I spoke on the phone with Weird Al Yankovic, in 2004, he predicted the accordion would once again become America’s most popular instrument. I laughed, thinking he was kidding, but it was ...

MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER: Summer, it might be said, ever so tritely, means many things to many people. (Okay, a lot tritely, is the case here.) But we can agree on the fact that alfresco sound-makery, ...

Accordion player Alexander Sevastian will perform Arts on Tour's third concert of the season, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in the College of Southern Idaho's Fine Arts Auditorium. Tickets are $16 for adults ...

FISHTRAP HOLLOW, Miss. -- Mississippi Bastille Day moved to Alabama this year for reasons too difficult to explain. When I mentioned the moveable feast to my French friend Marie-Lu, she looked ...