When Nicole Buetti first picked up the bassoon, it was supposed to be a not-so-secret weapon in woodwind-on-woodwind combat.

Eighteen indispensable men got ready last week for another winter’s work. They were the contrabassoonists of the eighteen big U.S. symphony orchestras. Without them, the U.S. symphonic season could ...

Thomas Philbrick on a performance of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Grab your Walkman headphones and steer that Delorean straight for the golden age of hip-hop, metal, and indie rock.

As he prepares to re-join the SCO for a series of all-Mozart concerts, the orchestra’s former bassoonist talks to David ...

Anna Sabine MP, newly appointed Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport and vice-chair of the All-Party ...

The Aiken Symphony will showcase the great talents of eight of its musicians from the strings, winds and brass sections in an ...

The reopening of the National Palace on Rustaveli Avenue on October 23 marked a rare alignment of heritage, youth, and ...

In September, 1943, a thirteen-year-old German boy named Christoph von Dohnányi wrote an innocuous-seeming letter to his ...

From instruments played with water to early electronic devices promoted by the Nazis, we take a look at the surprising history of instruments named after their creators.

Some “ Hamilton ” ticketholders are clutching their last-minute purchase of a White Claw and Twizzlers. Others are hustling from the bathroom to make it to their seats before the opening number.

Composer Matthew Aucoin's 70-minute vocal symphony will receive its West Coast premiere at the University of Washington’s ...