CATEURA, Paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...
In the heart of Kinshasa, the frenzied capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, classical music has found an unlikely band of heroes. Past the noisy, gritty markets and the cacophony of the city’s ...
Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra (ACO), New York City's foremost period instrument orchestra, in a program of much-loved Bach cantatas at the ...
A majority of the public has some understanding of what it takes for an athlete to make it to the big leagues. But what about a classical musician? The Henderson Symphony Orchestra will put a ...
This article serves as an introduction to our upcomingseries on classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we will show you how musicians play the eight ...
On May 22, 1900, an ensemble of 32 musicians ascended the stage at Dallas' Turner Hall for a history-making performance. It was the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's first concert, led by music director ...
The Revolution Orchestra tends to look for new riffs on all sorts of classics, finding different ways to play and perform everything from Beethoven to The Roosters, a historic Israeli band. Their ...