Learn about the brass family of instruments — their sounds, mouthpieces and harmonics. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, hosts this exploration of ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. This family needs no fanfare! Brass intruments can fit in anywhere: ...

The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra has re-activated its Men in Black Brass Quintet to serve local music education efforts, and ...

Ah, gypsy music! The wild violins, the flamenco style guitar, the hammered strings of the cimbalom, the deep rumble of a double bass and the careening clarinet accompanying a tortured voice singing of ...

Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...

Toby Aronson, the “zookeeper” of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s Musical Petting Zoo Credit: Courtesy of Vermont Symphony Orchestra Before the pandemic, elementary school children interested in ...

EastWest Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra – String and Brass Sections: Performance and verdict The first unavoidable conclusion, which unravels relatively quickly, is that Fantasy Strings should not be ...