The world-famous Count Basie Orchestra is making a long-awaited return to St. Pete next week, giving music lovers the chance ...

I would describe myself as many things. Writer, long-haired moron, the most spectacular lover this side of the Milky Way. But one term I would also use to describe myself is: A musician.

Videos: What do they sound like? 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 ...

There are kids who are born to play in an orchestra, Yamashiro-Rahimi said, “but they’ll never know it if they don’t have the opportunity.” Determined to make it happen, she teamed up with ...

“It’d be fun to play in front of an orchestra, because I’ve never done that before,” Hulterstrum said. “It’s different than, you know, playing with an accompanist when you get the ...

This is crucial, because being in an orchestra is like a team sport: everyone needs to work together. Gordon played percussion in Share the Stage two years ago. "I was playing the triangle ...

Some play multiple instruments in each performance, which are tuned in advance and during the performance. Despite ...

When the wind hit the surface and descended into the glacier’s crevasses it turned into tones. “Is there an orchestra playing in the depths of the glacier?” I asked. And my father answered, “Can you ...