1855: A patent is issued for the steam-powered calliope. Joshua Stoddard, a beekeeper and sometime inventor from Worcester, Massachusetts, was the recipient, although the instrument already existed in ...

Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF-TV) It’s not every day you get to see, or hear a Calliope, however, one will be making its way through the streets of Wheeling during the Fantasy in Lights Christmas Parade. The ...

On Feb. 25, "Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp" closed, after three months on view at sites throughout New Orleans. The most anticipated artwork, a steam-powered calliope designed by artist ...

A new chapter will be added to the odd history of the Indiana University calliope Friday when the giant steam organ makes its way up Woodlawn Avenue for the 2016 IU Homecoming parade. Those not ...

WORCESTER — It was about 170 years ago when Worcester was first introduced to a new and incredibly loud sound that created enough din to be heard miles away. And hear it they did, so much so that the ...

“What does this piece of granite have to do with this musical instrument?” he asked innocently. “It is the musical instrument,” Gordon replied with a smile that revealed just how much he relishes ...

The Solanco Fair starts Sept. 16. At the end of its parade that night, 40 whistles of a one-of-a-kind steam calliope from Lancaster will toot out music like they have nearly every year for a half ...

It is a musical instrument with a loud, shrill sound that’s audible miles away. What is a calliope? It is a musical instrument with a loud, shrill sound that’s audible miles away. It is used to ...

A calliope, despite sounding like an Italian ice cream, is a musical device that forces steam through a series of whistles, typically protruding from the top of the instrument. What would such an ...

It's an old-fashioned steam calliope, an instrument once commonly seen in carnivals and on riverboats many decades ago. But this calliope was designed in 2018 by a leading American artist, Kara Walker ...