Maybe all you know about trombones is that there was a song about 76 of them in “The Music Man,” or maybe you know that the trombone has a rich history in classical music as well, and has been a ...
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 11:39 a.m. The Chromatic Brass Collective is making sure to hit every note. The collective got its start in June 2020 when a group of musicians gathered to discuss ...
In 2014, some of the country’s finest classical brass musicians got together in the Bay Area to recreate a seminal 1968 recording of sacred music by the great Italian Renaissance composer Giovanni ...
Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass presents an energetic concert featuring a unique blend of classical brass music and contemporary influences. Known for their dynamic performances, the ensemble ...
The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) will deliver a spectacular evening of classical mastery on Saturday, April 18, at the ...
Get ready to jingle all the way with our very own tuba-playing morning host, Kabin Thomas! He’ll tell you that Christmas carols and a lively brass ensemble are like the holiday dream team—think ...
But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...
It's worth noting that Beethoven's final piano sonatas weren't his last works; there was still a lot of music in him. Performing them as weighty, epic closing statements can smother the sonatas’ ...
Classical music is surprisingly controversial. For some, it’s a pinnacle of cultural achievement. For others it perpetuates class inequality and upholds “white middle class social domination”. To ...
Western Classical music, though still a niche art form for many in India, has been slowly finding its place among discerning listeners. In Coimbatore, that revival has been led steadily and ...