While piano and violin concertos are a staple in the South Bay, concertgoers seldom have the opportunity to hear oboe concertos in live performances. But on Sunday night at the Norris Center for the ...

The humble oboe may not be the first instrument you think of soloing before a symphony orchestra, but Andrew Parker, principal oboe for the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, will shine in that rare role ...

Part of How To Classical. Why does the oboe tune the orchestra? Why does the orchestra sit the way it does? What does rosin actually do to a violin bow? If you find the traditions of the classical ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) The iconic sound of an orchestra tuning is highly recognisable, even for those who've never set foot in a concert hall. Many of us first heard it while watching a Looney ...

Music Director Jeffrey Kahane has named Claire Brazeau principal oboe of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), one of the nation's leading orchestras renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and ...

When the Milwaukee Symphony performs its first concert Feb. 6 in the new Bradley Symphony Center, principal oboist Katherine Young Steele will play the first note. And the second, the third, the ...

It's tempting to sleep in on Saturdays, but Ellen Hindson is on the road shortly after 6:15 a.m. for the two-hour-plus drive to Madison to rehearse with the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra. Ellen, ...

Over 10 years of performing with Sarasota Orchestra, someone inevitably asks me which Masterworks concert they should go to each season. Oftentimes they ask me in terms of which one is “the best.” ...