Part of How To Classical. Why does the oboe tune the orchestra? Why does the orchestra sit the way it does? What does rosin actually do to a violin bow? If you find the traditions of the classical ...

Turnage Premiere Royal Festival Hall Madama Butterfly Royal Opera House Whittington Bloomsbury Theatre How many trombone concertos can you hum? Probably not many, and it has to be faced that compared ...

On Jan. 10, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra delivered another in the ever-popular “Beethoven and Blue Jeans” series. A creation of Music Director Peter Rubardt, the January concerts bring brilliance ...

William Levi Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony was, briefly, a roaring success after Leopold Stokowski gave the first performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1934, and it should have made Dawson a ...

They're the ones keeping classical cool. Liz Cass, executive director of the nonprofit Armstrong Community Music School in Austin, Texas, says social media has made a huge difference, lifting the ...

There is a scholarly trend of playing ancient music as it was conceived by the composer. But where can rare historical instruments be found? One solution is fabricating exact copies of the originals.

Donizetti’s sparkling romcom is on a wartime footing in ENO’s sitcom-style new production. And in a great week for brass premieres, enter 22 trombones… One aphrodisiac fits all for the land girls in ...

The Silver and Brass Trombone Quartet, which has been performing for more than 30 years, will present its third annual Christmas concert Sunday at the First Moravian Church in Easton. The program will ...

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The Trombone Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will present classical music from three eras when the student ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 17, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA ...

Pharrell Williams' no. 1 hit single 'Happy' has been covered by a classical trombone student, becoming an online hit on YouTube. The video, posted by Christopher Bill, a trombone student at the SUNY ...