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Plant orchestra — The singing plants of Damanhur explained

Since 1975 researchers at Damanhur have been experimenting with plants, measuring the reactivity of plants to their environment and their capacity to learn and communicate.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Saving Lives, One Note At A Time Special

Teaching The Life Of Music explores the life-changing (and sometimes life-saving) effects of a music program pioneered in the barrios of Venezuela and brought to Canada.

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Plácido Domingo wins Wolf Prize for the Arts

Jerusalem - Opera singer Plácido Domingo, together with music conductor Simon Rattle, has won the distinguished Wolf Prize for the Arts.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 2 comments

Dallas Symphony Orchestra almost bankrupt

Dallas - With more than 110 years of history serving the downtown Dallas arts community, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is hanging on for its economic life.

In the Media by Jacki Viles - 1 comment

Making music with vegetables

Vienna - Members of a Vienna-based orchestra don't always eat their vegetables, sometimes they create music with them - and now they're working with a scientist to grow the right instruments.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 3 comments

First YouTube Symphony Orchestra Selected

The musicians for the first YouTube Symphony Orchestra have been selected by the video site's users. The orchestra will have more than 90 musicians from 30 different countries.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 1 comment

New York Philharmonic to play in North Korea

While US diplomacy may be unable to soothe the savage beast of North Korean foreign policy, the music of the New York Philharmonic could provide a kind of balm that politicians cannot.

In the Media by Mike Simmons - 1 comment

Berlin Philharmonic Tunes Up for Change

BERLIN (dpa) - Last year was not the best year for the Berlin Philharmonic. For much of the last 12 months, the world's greatest orchestra appeared adrift.Already badly shaken by the departure of several key musicians to more lucrative teaching jobs, a...

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North Korean orchestra Paris-bound

A premier North Korean orchestra headed to Paris on Friday for an unusual collaboration with French musicians and a South Korean conductor.

Final rehearsal for Music Nation

The 200-strong Devon and Cornwall Family Orchestra complete the final rehearsal before debuting a piece of work with the BBC Concert Orchestra as part of Music Nation.

VIDEO: Orchestras hit right note in DR Congo

A number of classical orchestras have sprung up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, producing the kind of music which is rarely heard in the country.

North Korean and French orchestras perform rare concert

A North Korean and a French orchestra performed a landmark concert on Wednesday, adding a note of harmony to long-standing tensions between the isolated nation and the West.

ESO prepares for Carnegie Hall debut

Musicians with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra are heading to New York City for what may be the highlight of their careers — the orchestra's debut at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall.