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

As the orchestra begins to tune its instruments, the crowd goes silent. Suddenly, as the conductor waves her wand, a burst of music echoes through the halls. "It's a bunch of people that know how to ...

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 ...

Ron Davis Álvarez stood on a train platform in Stockholm, stunned by what he saw. The Venezuelan orchestra conductor was visiting Sweden as part of a university exchange program. He’d expected his ...

Hungary’s greatest composer Béla Bartók moved to New York during World War II, and he overcame serious health problems to create a musical masterpiece showing off all the instruments of the orchestra ...