Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. To play, the musician holds the long tube of the flute in both hands and ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...