The bigger instruments create a lower sound. The percussion family includes the timpani ... The conductor stands at the front of the orchestra and directs the players how to play the music.

Most of the metal instruments belong to the percussion family in the modern Chinese orchestra. Chime bells, or bianzhong, and gongs are among the most widely used. The largest instrument in a ...

On Sunday afternoon, the lobby of the Henderson Performance Hall at San Juan College was filled with sounds and smiles as ...

One group of (human) performers is proving that you don’t even need conventional instruments to make melodies. The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra specializes in playing produce, and they’ve ...

The Florida Orchestra’s long-time principal timpanist retires this month after nearly 40 years of pounding away in the back ...

Both family-friendly series are designed ... designed to introduce our youngest music lovers to the instruments of the orchestra. These 30-minute musical adventures, which feature Cleveland ...