Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wrote a whimsical piece for his opera “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” that always commands my attention. I don’t care the instrument (and I’ve heard many, from piccolo to tuba and ...

Insects have been an inspiration in music for centuries, starring in pieces from "Flight of the Bumblebee" to Mastodon's "March of the Fire Ants." On a summer evening, a soft breeze rustles quietly ...

Musicians typically love their guitars, but rarely does one find a musician equally interested in parasite-infected cockroaches. Then again, Gary McCallister isn't like most musicians. McCallister, 64 ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Doug Harbin’s written lots of compelling music and he’s experimented with unusual sounds, including sounds from space. So when a scientist friend suggested he listen in on the noises ...

That passion for nature extends into the classroom. Rainsong is anything but your typical music theory teacher. In addition to sight-singing and chord progressions, she steeps her students in the art ...

Two Notre Dame professors are using a symphonic poem titled “Symphonic Wings” to communicate the importance of insects and the dangers they face. The project, funded by a $150,000 grant, will premiere ...

Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer Danny Elfman dropped his new song “Insects,” accompanied by a creative and outside-the-box music video. The new song is a reworking of an Oingo Boingo track and ...