Unlike most musicians in the Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Zator Nelson of Media does not play one instrument such as the violin or cello. Instead, as a percussionist, she is adept at playing an ...

Meet TSO's Ryan, Mike and Nathan as they demonstrate pitched percussion instruments. Violetta "VI" Vibrato meets Ryan Bohem, Mike Glaze, and Nathan Tingler with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra at ...

A conversation with cornetist and bandleader Lew Green Jr. is an enticing glimpse into a bygone world of live radio, novelty songs and a musical family named Green that made an impact on the Golden ...

A group of kid musicians performing a xylophone and marimba version of Led Zeppelin classics has received the best possible endorsement. "Too good not to share," said Jimmy Page, sharing the video of ...

Having spent most of the past year on the East Coast after driving across the country with her xylophone, Spokane Symphony principal timpanist Meagan Gillis will make her way back to the Inland ...

From the piping piccolo to the big bass drum, the instruments of the orchestra bring a kaleidoscope of colours and textures to any music. This album is the perfect introduction to the rich sound world ...

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 ...

Ros Wynne-Jones writes the Real Britain column every Friday in the Daily Mirror campaigning against government cuts and standing up for ordinary people. My night with Sir Patrick Moore started with a ...