Evelena Shermaine Pinder, who works in Philly's pre-K program, strums a zither during rehearsal for "Symphony for a Broken Orchestra." (Emma Lee/WHYY) John McInerney plays a one-string violin during a ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A rather unusual concert is taking place Sunday evening at the 23rd Street Armory in Center City. It's called "Symphony for a Broken Orchestra" and aims to highlight the ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - In 2007, the support for the arts across the entire school district of Philadelphia was $1.3 million. Ten years later, instrumental music in the School District of Philadelphia has ...

PHILADELPHIA (WCAU) - A unique kind of orchestra played in Philadelphia, it's a symphony of broken instruments. WCAU's Matt Delucia with the story of 400 musicians playing so that those very ...

Damaged instruments from the 'Symphony for a Broken Orchestra' are coming back into the Philadelphia School District, ready to play. Leo Zhang, a student at Mayfair Elementary, will learn to play a ...

KPCC photos by Grant Slater. While LA Unified was stumbling toward getting many students iPads, it was forcing music students to learn on broken instruments or to share flutes and clarinets. The ...