For the famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma, it took those early days of the pandemic, when a lot of folks were trapped in their homes or apartments, to really start thinking about reconnecting with the outdoors.

The physical nature of these sensations was early brought to my attention by an expression of a person of very fine musical organization (my own father), whom I often heard say that a discord in music ...

Birds chirping in the forest, waves crashing in the ocean, and the sound of thunderstorms are some of nature's beloved symphonies. These sounds are inseparable from the human experience not only as ...

Music and singing have long been integral to community life, serving as powerful instruments for social cohesion and holistic wellbeing. Contemporary research confirms that participatory musical ...

Many people don’t consider a violin and a keyboard to be essential hiking gear, but many people aren’t like Anastasia Allison and Rose Freeman. Violinist Allison, based near Arlington, and pianist ...

Have you ever listened to a recording of birdsong? Or ocean waves? The howling of wolves, or thunder and rain? If you have, did you ever wonder whether nature was getting any compensation for ...