Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

CATEURA, Paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. What is a percussion instrument? Well, in the simplest terms it's something ...

The marimba has an interesting history in which, oddly enough, Pennsylvania plays a major role. It is one of the oldest of musical instruments. There are records that the marimba existed in a much ...

The Valdosta Symphony Guild and Valdosta Symphony Orchestra musicians invite children of all ages to learn about instruments of the orchestra in the annual Tunes for Tots event.

Wharton Music Center continues its Meet the Orchestra Series focusing on the percussion family on Sunday, April 19, at 3 p.m. at 60 Locust Ave. in Berkeley Heights. Designed to introduce children to ...

3 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 5 4 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists Led by MusicaNova Orchestra's Music Director Warren Cohen, the concert includes two fascinating ...

CATEURA, paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to the varied, explosive, resonant sounds of instruments struck, shaken, pounded, scratched. In the past, we’ve chosen the five minutes or so ...

ZEPHYRHILLS — Enticing kids to become avid page turners is part of the Pasco County's "Libraries Rock" summer reading program. There's always a fun element to bring them in, that this year comes with ...

Toontrack has announced the release of the long-awaited Orchestral Percussion SDX, a sound library expansion for Superior Drummer 3 featuring an extensive collection of orchestral percussion ...