Successfully auditioning for an orchestra is one of the hardest challenges that musicians face. We explain how the process ...

What is a conductor? What music does the orchestra play? The string family includes the violin, viola, cello and double bass. These instruments are all played the same way, by bowing across the ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. What is a percussion instrument? Well, in the simplest terms it's ...

During the Baroque period between around 1600 and 1750, the composition of the orchestra was not standardized, and often used ...

Comprised of local residents from disadvantaged backgrounds, they make their instruments from unwanted paint cans, plumbing ...

Dr. Ajit Abeysekera has been dreaming of establishing an orchestra made up entirely of wind instruments for nearly 20 years. Now, thanks to the sponsorship of the Dr. Earle de Fonseka Trust and the ...

These factors made the oboe the practical choice as the tuning instrument in the Baroque era. By the 1800s, the size and ...

Kids and adults tried their hands at an array of instruments under the supervision of band leaders and members of the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra. The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra is back for ...

Before a concert by the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra in Lewiston, children got to blow into a tuba, a variety of horns and a ...