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 ...

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

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra returns to the Smith Opera House for a pre-Thanksgiving musical feast, perfect for ...

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 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 ...

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

We speak to conductor Vijay Upadhyaya ahead of the Genshin Impact charity concert 2024 in Vienna and shed a light on ...

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