Top Five Flying Machines in Classical Music
Both the ancient Greek Pythagoras and the 16th-century German thinker Johannes Kepler thought that heavenly bodies radiated music. Though modern science has debunked this theory, man has used his...
View ArticleSenator Jack Reed: We Need Carry-On Rules for Instruments
Last month, John McCauley of the band Deer Tick was preparing to fly to the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island when he was told by the airline, US Airways, that he'd have to check his guitar....
View ArticleVideo: Cellist Plays Duet with Beatboxing Flight Attendant on Airplane
A Southwest Airlines flight to Denver was the scene of an inventive duet recently when Francisco Vila, a cellist, and Maximilian, a beatboxing flight attendant, performed the Prelude to the Bourrée...
View ArticleArias at 34,000 feet
It is no secret that air travel is exhausting and unhealthy, prompting frequent flyers to take refuge in music or film to pass the time when sleeping proves impossible.Through decades of travel, I have...
View ArticleNew Rules for Musical Instruments on Planes Take Flight
After nearly three years in legal limbo, the government has finalized federal rules for bringing musical instruments onto commercial flights.The Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday...
View ArticleVideo: In Airport Lounge, Soccer Player Turns Conductor
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra was performing at Glasgow Airport this week when Craig Gordon, a goalkeeper for the Celtic Football Club, seized on the chance to pick up the baton. The athlete,...
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