Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

A group of investors, including businessmen who are twin brothers and amateur violinists, have agreed to buy a controversial collection of rare string instruments from the New Jersey Symphony ...

Strings, oboes, and horns do this well; the strident, nagging harpsichord, less so. Once major composers like Haydn and Mozart adopted the style, the core members of the orchestra were pretty much set ...

International recording artist and Emmy award winning composer Mark Wood, an original member of the multiplatinum selling TransSiberian Orchestra and creator of the revolutionary Viper electric violin ...

Orchestras began tuning to the oboe, in part, because its sound was more penetrating in a performance setting than gut strings. There were also fewer oboes than violins, and in the earliest orchestras ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Stolen: Dozens of string instruments used by underprivileged kids. Alert detectives say they caught the thief, but recovering the instruments is the next challenge for the ...

The Marquette County String Orchestra is a recently-formed organization for adults who play violin, viola, cello or bass. The ...

Through a double door decorated with music notes, you’ll find a room designated for the students who pull strings (but are still outstanding students.) The orchestra lounge at West High School is ...