Why is the oboe used to tune an orchestra? And other questions about tuning, answered
Have you ever wondered why the oboe begins the tuning? How is the starting note decided? With access to electronic tuning ...
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra to play restored Holocaust instruments: 'Healing power of music'
The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra will use the restored violins, viola and cello in a Nov. 16 performance at the Concert Hall at ...
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Top Africa orchestra began with brake cables for strings
When Armand Diangienda founded the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra -- one of the most famous in Africa -- in 1994, they had so ...
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From makeshift strings to masterpieces: The story of Africa's top orchestra
When Armand Diangienda founded the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra - one of the most famous in Africa - in 1994, they had so ...
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Watch as a robot performs the cello with a symphony orchestra in a world first
In an age of increasingly sophisticated AI and the fear that one day humans will be made obsolete, the classical music world has remained relatively unfazed, with the prospect of a robotic symphony ...
Cleveland Orchestra percussionist use water as an instrument in Tan Dun‘s ’Water Concerto’
Tan Dun, the Oscar-winning composer of the music from the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," will conduct the Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of his compositions "Water Concerto" and ...