Friedrich Heinrich Kern plays a version of the glass harmonica called the verrophone for Opera Philadelphia's production of "Written on Skin." (Emma Lee/WHYY) On Friday, Opera Philadelphia will ...

The glass harmonica’s bad reputation was entirely undeserved, though.

Ever wondered what 37 different-sized wine glasses would sound like if they were played? Well, so did science boffin Benjamin Franklin in the mid-1700s What is it? The glass harmonica, or "armonica", ...

Close your eyes and imagine the sound of water finding its voice, something airy and resonant, hovering just at the edge of real. That’s the glass harmonica for you, an instrument so delicate that it ...

The harmonica is one of the easiest instruments to learn, but mastering it to a level approaching players like Toots Thielemans and Sugar Blue and can take many years. You may have seen blues players ...

Adam Glasser has forged his career in jazz by re-interpreting classics from South Africa on his chromatic harmonica, a surprisingly challenging instrument he never expected to take up. “Harmonica can ...

Harmonicas were commonly called “French harps” or “mouth organs” and mountain men played them superbly. Some still do, though such old-fashioned music is not nearly as common as it was before and ...

HUNTINGTON -- The strains of harmonica music filled Pullman Square Tuesday evening for the Huntington Harmonica Club's Night on the Town. It was the club's fourth appearance at Pullman Square for 2012 ...

Most people think the humble harmonica is only heard in blues and folk bands. They might be surprised to learn that it's also got a place in classical music, as Robert Bonfiglio is eager to point out.

So you thought flash mobs were only curtailed to dancing? Well, the Harmonica Club is all set to prove you wrong as they are gearing up to give the city's first harmonica flash mob. Today over 60 ...