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

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 ...

What is a conductor? What music does the orchestra play? The string family includes the violin, viola, cello and double bass. These instruments are all played the same way, by bowing across the ...

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

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

The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is honored to partner with the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County to bring music to ...

From the earliest playable musical instruments to their roles in a modern four-section orchestra, Chinese traditional instruments and their 8,000-year history explained. The ‘Chinese bagpipes ...

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

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), led by Music Director Andreas Delfs ... new concert music that pushes traditional ...

"I came to play the triangle for one concert and I was hooked," said Patterson. That was about seven years or eight years ago ...

The Brazosport Symphony Orchestra has their performance for “Wild Symphony” on Sunday. “Wild Symphony” comes from the ...

[Kevin] is one such hacker who now has an Arduino orchestra capable of playing all seven movements of Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite. The performers are not human beings with expensive instruments ...