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Hidden Bagpipes of The Met
To celebrate International Bagpipe Day, join one of the holiday's co-founders on a tour of bagpipes at the Museum.
Cassandre Balosso-Bardin
March 10, 2023
Matthew Evan Taylor playing the saxophone during the Life Returns concert
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Digital Premiere: Matthew Evan Taylor’s “Life Returns”
Listen to Matthew Evan Taylor’s “Life Returns”, a monumental work that encompasses bite-sized pieces of music, which explore African-American, South Asian, and Western European musical practices.
February 15, 2023
Woman playing the banjo on a stage
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Giddens: At the Purchaser’s Option / Okpebholo: “oh freedom” from Songs in Flight
Embark on a musical journey with Rhiannon Giddens and Shawn E. Okpebholo.
January 13, 2023
Four musicians singing on a stage
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Shawn E. Okpebholo: “four martins – a dirge” from Songs in Flight
Composer Shawn Okpebholo and Duke University professor Dr. Tsitsi Ella Jaji bring individual stories to life through song.
January 13, 2023
Images of trumpeters.
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The Black Presence in Tudor England
Learn more about John Blanke, a trumpeter who performed at the coronation of Henry VIII, and other documented free Black residents of Tudor England.
January 6, 2023
Detail shot of the keys of the Cristofori Piano
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Spotlight: Inventing the Piano
How Cristofori’s invention gave a new voice to the harpsichord.
Jayson Kerr Dobney and Anthony Roth Costanzo
September 7, 2022
Detail view of the inside of a conch shell
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Immaterial: Shells
It all began with the call of the conch.
July 6, 2022
A woman in a brightly colored dress singing on stage
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Angélique Kidjo at The Met | MetLiveArts
Angélique Kidjo, one of the most singular and extraordinary voices in international music, performs live at The Met.
April 26, 2022
Andrés Segovia plays his Hermann Hauser guitar.
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Andrés Segovia on His Hermann Hauser Guitar
Watch this 1955 interview with Andrés Segovia in which he discusses his relationship with master luthier Hermann Hauser and plays the guitar Hauser built for him.
Andrés Segovia
March 22, 2022
Bob Grillo performers Ah, Marie on an Archtop guitar.
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Ah, Marie, Performed by Bob Grillo
Bob Grillo performs Ah, Marie with his guitar.
Bob Grillo
March 22, 2022