Going from my rowdy suburban school into the state band was a joy, even if I didn’t play for Princess Diana like the rest of my bandmates.

These purchases show how thinking outside the box — while staying within the rules — can make a surprising dent in a tax bill.

I’d gone into playing the keyboard with enthusiasm. It was my idea, as I recall, but my lifelong perfectionism meant that the moment something didn’t come easily to me, I wanted to bail. Plus, the act ...

David Miller's radio show, "Swingin' Down the Lane," now broadcast on more than 50 National Public Radio and community radio stations around the country, started out as "A Sentimental Journey." ...

Clarinet player James Zimmermann is suing the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra over allegedly refusing to hire him over his past stance against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Zimmermann announced ...

When I think back on my childhood, my happiest memories aren't tied to things I owned. They're about the freedom of growing up in a small Ohio town where everyone knew your name and kids ran in packs.

A Florida middle school was locked down last week after an AI security system called ZeroEyes mistook a clarinet for a gun, reviving criticism that AI may not be worth the high price schools pay for ...

Students at Lawton Chiles Middle School in Florida were sent scrambling into lockdown last week, after an alert from an AI surveillance system detected a student carrying a gun. There’s just one issue ...

Ripple effect: An AI – based weapon detection system mistakenly triggered a campus lockdown at a Florida middle school after identifying a clarinet as a firearm, raising doubts about the effectiveness ...

Collaboration yields beautiful things. When the Dallas Symphony Orchestra debuts Jon Cziner’s new piece, Clarinet Concerto, Nov. 20 – 22 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the audience will ...