The standard configuration of the symphony orchestra has remained mostly unchanged for the past century. But innovative artists continue to design new instruments to create sounds never before heard.

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 ...

Shortly after diplomatic relations between China and the US were established in 1979, Seiji Ozawa conducted the Boston ...

Detroit Harmony is working to get instruments in the hands of every Detroit kid who needs them — even the niche, unwieldy ones, like harps.

Before a concert by the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra in Lewiston, children got to blow into a tuba, a variety of horns and a ...

Paraguayan orchestra turning trash into tunes stage London show Just two years ago, Lucas Cantero knew nothing about playing music. Members of the Paraguayan Recycled Orchestra of Cateura take part in ...

but the instrument is yours.” The historical resonances of the loan are both musical and personal, and in an orchestra as dynastic as this one — with musicians often following their wives ...

Members of the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra will give kids an insider’s look at the instruments they play and show how the various sounds come together as “Meet the Music 2″ returns to the ...