Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. What is a percussion instrument? Well, in the simplest terms it's something ...

"A primer ... demonstrating the range and special capabilities of each instrument of the orchestra, with examples drawn from the symphonic repertory." Performed by ...

Percussionist Andy Cierny has found drummers are sometimes forgotten in his musical field, especially when anchored to the back of a stage space filled with rows of other musicians front and center ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The world premiere of a percussion extravaganza stole the show on Thursday night in Mandel Hall at Severance Music Center and may have set a record for the most percussion ever ...