Program / Event Details

Take an immersive, multi-sensory journey into the world of ancient sound technology through live demonstrations of musical instruments from the Pre-Columbian Americas.  These performance-based sessions give an inspiring introduction to rare instruments whose unique forms, scales and sounds provide a glimpse into the extraordinary cultures that created them.

While we experience the evocative sounds of historic recreations and original sculptural instruments, we’ll learn about fascinating ceramic instruments like Whistling Bottles, Polyphonic Flutes, Trumpets, Whistles, and Rattles, while we challenge our ideas of what a musical instrument is and can be!

Duration: 45 min – 1 hour

Intended Audience: Grades 5 through 12

Program can be offered in English and Spanish