A conversation with cornetist and bandleader Lew Green Jr. is an enticing glimpse into a bygone world of live radio, novelty songs and a musical family named Green that made an impact on the Golden ...

Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali's slow tempos worked wonders with Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, but bogged down Sibelius' ...

Having spent most of the past year on the East Coast after driving across the country with her xylophone, Spokane Symphony principal timpanist Meagan Gillis will make her way back to the Inland ...

Unlike most musicians in the Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Zator Nelson of Media does not play one instrument such as the violin or cello. Instead, as a percussionist, she is adept at playing an ...

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 Eureka Symphony is a community orchestra launched in 1991 with a strong foundation of talented, hard-working musicians. With the exception of guest soloists and a few extra players, orchestra ...

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 ...

Meet TSO's Ryan, Mike and Nathan as they demonstrate pitched percussion instruments. Violetta "VI" Vibrato meets Ryan Bohem, Mike Glaze, and Nathan Tingler with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra at ...