Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...

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 ...

I failed at the saxophone so I don’t need the 6 easiest brass instruments to play in a band. But maybe you do. Maybe you, unlike me, did not fail at saxophone. Maybe you will pass or even succeed!

“You might think it looks more like a space heater than it does an instrument,” said brass maestro John Whitener, of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO). He’s describing the cimbasso – an ...

Hear Seraph Brass on The American Sound, 6 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Tuesday, on Classical 101. “How cool would it be to have an all-female brass group that’s touring? And imagine young musicians ...

THE sound of trumpets and other brass instruments fill the air twice a week in the early evening hours at the Bet-El Primary School in Katutura. This is where about 20 students of all ages come ...