Researchers in China discovered six complete ancient flutes made of bone belonging to the Neolithic period carbon dated to about 9,000 years old. Fragments of many more flutes were found in the same area too.
Imagine having the chance to play a Stradivari violin worth $5 million or a Gagliano cello worth $750,000.
Young Canadian musicians just starting international careers as solo artists or as part of a chamber group have the opportunity to do this through the Musical Instrument Bank (MIB), a program run by the Canada Council for the Arts.