As you might have guessed, that means this is an instrument family with a huge amount of variety, ranging from the triangle to large keyboard percussion instruments like the xylophone. But broadly ...

One group of (human) performers is proving that you don’t even need conventional instruments to make melodies. The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra specializes in playing produce, and they’ve ...

Arie Stewart can’t read or play music, but she can feel its vibrations that match her movement and she can hear the sounds ...

What is an orchestra? What are the families ... way by buzzing into the mouthpiece. The bigger instruments create a lower sound. The percussion family includes the timpani drums, bass drum ...

Musical series program features world premiere of Peter Boyer's "Festive Fanfare" in honor of Akron’s bicentennial along with works by Mussorgsky and others. The concert will be conducted by Boyer and ...

By the 1800s, the size and instrumentation were much like the modern orchestra. An order was added to the tuning ritual, with ...

So, it is with joy and appreciation that Eureka Symphony announces the receipt of a substantial gift from the Fulkerson Family Fund, and multiple generous gifts from Jim West, for instruments ...