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Glastonbury festival gates open to a brass band playing John Williams’ Superman

Glastonbury festival gates open to a brass band playing John Williams’ Superman!

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Jonathan Bailey reveals he played clarinet on the ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ soundtrack

Jonathan Bailey played clarinet solo on the ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ soundtrack – here’s proof
Yunchan Lim plays Rachmaninov in the competition final

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Suspect and the missing violin

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See INSIDE a pianist’s brain live for first time – with this groundbreaking new technology

A boy plays the trumpet at a No Kings protest in San Diego

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Donald Trump says he could have been a ‘brilliant musician’ after receiving flute lessons as a boy.

Donald Trump’s flute-playing career cut short: ‘I didn’t particularly like it, wasn’t for me’
Inventor creates piano doorbell

Inventor replaces his ‘boring’ doorbell with a miniature piano

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