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 ...
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Norwalk Symphony Orchestra to play restored Holocaust instruments: 'Healing power of music'
The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is honored to partner with the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County to bring music to ...
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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 ...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Kim Noltemy Young Musicians Program marks 5-year milestone
The program started in 2019 in response to a lack of funding for music and arts programs in Southern Dallas schools.
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ZaZa & the Psychedelic Orchestra: stars on the rise
These are all the instruments present in The Rockwell on Oct. 22 as ZaZa & the Psychedelic Orchestra take the stage. The ...
‘My dog peed on my music’ and other mishaps: Boston Symphony Orchestra librarians are on the case
When the Boston Symphony Orchestra performs at Symphony Hall, its members dress accordingly: white shirts, black jackets, bow ...
Reaching One Classroom At A Time: Mr. Stevenson and equipment to fix instruments
With help from the NPPS Foundation and Fat Dogs, Mr. Stevenson will be able to purchase new equipment to help fix the ...
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Brazosport Symphony Orchestra to perform “Wild Symphony”
The Brazosport Symphony Orchestra has their performance for “Wild Symphony” on Sunday. “Wild Symphony” comes from the ...
It only took 8 years and an orchestral jazz cover but one of the funkiest Persona 5 songs finally got nominated for a Grammy
Its rendition of battle theme Last Surprise, featuring Jonah Nilsson and Button Masher, has been nominated for a freakin' ...
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Revisiting a holiday classic: Peter and the Wolf gets an edit
Prokoviev's tale about a young man who captures a wolf is a children's holiday classic. But how to handle stories like this one at a time when capturing a wolf by its tail, parading it in triumph ...
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Vivaldi Meets Tawadros: Australian Chamber Orchestra Makes the Four Seasons New
The string instruments in the Ottoman pieces and those in Vivaldi’s piece added new dimensions to the music, perfectly complementing each other in timbre, dynamics, and rhythm. The orchestra wove ...