Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. What is a percussion instrument? Well, in the simplest terms it's ...

Victims of their own success in the postwar era of well-recorded sound, the Brandenburg concertos first arrived in the ears ...

Have you ever wondered why the oboe begins the tuning? How is the starting note decided? With access to electronic tuning ...

this instrument also comes in alto and bass sizes - which are much bigger, and produce a lower sound. The flute's smaller cousin, the piccolo, plays an octave higher, making it one of the highest ...

When Armand Diangienda founded the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra -- one of the most famous in Africa -- in 1994, they had so ...

Dr. Ajit Abeysekera has been dreaming of establishing an orchestra made up entirely of wind instruments for nearly 20 years. Now, thanks to the sponsorship of the Dr. Earle de Fonseka Trust and the ...

When the Boston Symphony Orchestra performs at Symphony Hall, its members dress accordingly: white shirts, black jackets, bow ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia Orchestra musicians are gearing ... excellent acoustics — “feeling the sound of ...

What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. On Tuesday morning, the musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra gathered at City Hall — but left their instruments at home. Instead, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When the Cleveland Orchestra performs on Thursday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 2, Principal Percussionist Marc Damoulakis will be playing with water. Not splashing about aimlessly ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. To play, the musician holds the long tube of the flute in both hands and ...

As well as being a solo instrument, the piano can be found playing a range of music in the symphony orchestra, most commonly in virtuosic concertos. History The piano is a keyboard instrument ...