From contrabassoons to harmonicas, we take a look at some of the concertos for more unusual instruments to have found their ...

"A primer ... demonstrating the range and special capabilities of each instrument of the orchestra, with examples drawn from the symphonic repertory." Performed by ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

Ron Davis Álvarez stood on a train platform in Stockholm, stunned by what he saw. The Venezuelan orchestra conductor was visiting Sweden as part of a university exchange program. He’d expected his ...

It's a visionary plan that still has a million details to be ironed out. But if the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has its way, in a couple years every single Detroit schoolchild who wants to play an ...

DETROIT – Not everyone has the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument or even own one. That’s why the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is holding an instrument drive to give the gift of music to ...

On May 22, 1900, an ensemble of 32 musicians ascended the stage at Dallas' Turner Hall for a history-making performance. It was the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's first concert, led by music director ...

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) - Enterprise State Community College is starting a homeschool orchestra program for students who have never picked up an instrument. Their goal is to introduce them to one of ...