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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Vero Friends of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra have announced its annual benefit concert on December 3 at Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club. This year's program, entitled “Classy Brass,” will ...
As in years past, we expect that some performances will reach capacity quickly, so mark your calendar for April 8 at 10 a.m.
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’ ...
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, ...
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In the hugely popular pre-school animation, composer Joff Bush references and rearranges classical tunes in all the right places – and never plays it for cheap laughs. Plus, the Wigmore Hall sees the ...