"Scientists Reconstruct An Ancient Greek Musical Instrument, The Epigonion." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 March 2009. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 03 / 090305080734.htm>.

The crisp, bright sound of a stringed musical instrument that exists only in the artwork and lore of ancient Greece has finally been heard again – thanks to the number-crunching power of latter ...

The bouzouki, a three- or four-stringed instrument with a long neck and rounded, pear-shaped body, is accompanied by guitars, a clarinet and small violin as primary instruments.

The discovery of the unique stringed instrument will help the study of musical development from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1,046-771 B.C.) to the Warring States Period (476-221 B.C.).

Later in the month, Guowei returns to Houston to perform The Farewell by Zhou Long. The composition combines chamber orchestra, erhu and pipa, a plucked four-string lute-like instrument.