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 ...

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

Three is the magic number! Matthew Brett, Percussion Section Leader of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, gives us three reasons why the triangle is one of the best instruments in the ...

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

Discover the saxophone family and the oboe with UW Symphony conductor Professor Richard Church. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the UW-Madison Symphony, introduces young learners to the ...

Orchestras began tuning to the oboe, in part, because its sound was more penetrating in a performance setting than gut strings. There were also fewer oboes than violins, and in the earliest orchestras ...

National Symphony Orchestra Music Director Gianandrea Noseda is reshaping the ensemble's sound with the help of 17th and 18th century instruments... A music director goes public with a secret stash of ...