It is 1939. Lavender--La to her friends--decides to flee London, not only to avoid German bombs but also to escape the memories of her shattered marriage. Settling in as small town, she organizes an amateur orchestra from the village and the local RAF base and falls in love with one of her prized recruits.

"On a lovely night in the city, five mice hear music in the distance. What can this wonderful sound be?..."--Jacket.

The schools of Philadelphia were filling up with broken violins, drums, pianos, and more, making it difficult for students to learn to play. This sparked an idea for a symphony, played entirely with the broken instruments, that would raise funds to repair the instruments themselves. Musicians young and old volunteered, and their captivating performance showed that even something broken can sing-and that great music is always possible with a bit of...

Teaches young readers the alphabet through an undersea orchestra, from a flute-playing flounder to an oboe being played by an octopus.

With some help from a frog, Tubby the Tuba shows the orchestra that tubas can play melodies as well as other instruments.

An inpector seeks to solve a murder mystery at the symphony by questioning each of the musical instruments.

Tells the story behind the creation of "Appalachian Spring," describing Aaron Copland's composition, Martha Graham's intense choreography and Isamu Noguchi's set design.

A concert gets out of hand when the animals at the neighboring zoo storm the stage and play the instruments themselves.

Long ago in Venice, Italy, a young orphan named Candida copies music each night for the orchestra of orphans who play for famed composer Vivaldi, and her imaginings find their way into one of his concertos.