Most of us don't know the marimba beyond the ringtone. But believe it or not, this instrument has been a big part of our musical history. The marimba is part of the percussion family of instruments, ...

Why does baroque music sound so good on the marimba? Maybe it's because, as a percussion instrument, the marimba clearly articulates the precise subdivision of the beat in baroque music. Or it may be ...

As Michigan Philharmonic percussionists, Lynn Koch and Kristen Tait play everything from triangles to cymbals, drums to tambourine to xylophone and chimes. Tait once even played a 10-speed bicycle in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to the varied, explosive, resonant sounds of instruments struck, shaken, pounded, scratched. In the past, we’ve chosen the five minutes or so ...