Strange Instruments

Just heard a great story on NPR about strange instruments, and I was proud to hear that the world's only operating cello Theramin is in Seattle. I didn't catch the guy's name, but he played the thing beautifully.

Here's a theramin song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_R9HRvoHTk

If you've never heard of this bizarre sci-fi instrument, google it. It's pretty cool.

Anyway, back to NPR. I didn't realize they had a free song every day:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4703895

Here's a nice video of the weird musical instruments—including the "double belled euphonium," which sounds to me like a medical procedure you'd never want to have;

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95100172