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Carol Jantsch, principal tuba with the Philadelphia Orchestra, performs on The American Sound, 6pm Saturday and 7pm Tuesday, on Classical 101. Ask Carol Jantsch, principal tuba player with the ...

Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...

I failed at the saxophone so I don’t need the 6 easiest brass instruments to play in a band. But maybe you do. Maybe you, unlike me, did not fail at saxophone. Maybe you will pass or even succeed!

Learn about the brass family of instruments — their sounds, mouthpieces and harmonics. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, hosts this exploration of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — For the second year in a row the sounds of tubas and euphoniums filled the halls of the Franklin Park Mall with the sounds of Christmas. The tradition, in which an ensemble of strictly ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...