They’ve got the beet. A touring orchestra using instruments entirely of vegetables just earned itself a world record. The Vegetable Orchestra, which only plays instruments that are carved out of ...

From contrabassoons to harmonicas, we take a look at some of the concertos for more unusual instruments to have found their ...

This is another in an occasional series that profiles local musicians, actors and dancers who normally are seen performing in a group or ensemble. Just as many couples are meant to be together, so too ...

For 300 years, the piano has been a solo instrument. We go behind the curtain with four of the world’s best pianists as they attempt to re-write music history.

Gamelan, the term for a traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia, typically refers to a percussion orchestra composed predominantly of tuned gongs of various types and metal-keyed instruments. The ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

As families prepare for a new school year, Yamaha is helping aspiring young musicians start on the right note with the return of its Back-to-School Music Sweepstakes. Designed for parents of students ...

With AI learning musical genres and composing unique tracks, the era of machines making music is already upon us. An Italian composer and electronic music producer named Leonardo Barbadoro is ...

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 ...