This is another in an occasional series that profiles local musicians, actors and dancers who normally are seen performing in a group or ensemble. Just as many couples are meant to be together, so too ...

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 ...

Learn about the brass family of instruments — their sounds, mouthpieces and harmonics. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, hosts this exploration of ...

Ron Davis Álvarez stood on a train platform in Stockholm, stunned by what he saw. The Venezuelan orchestra conductor was visiting Sweden as part of a university exchange program. He’d expected his ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A single violin or a full complement of strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion: In the hands of Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, it’s all the same. To him, both forces are simply extensions ...

On May 22, 1900, an ensemble of 32 musicians ascended the stage at Dallas' Turner Hall for a history-making performance. It was the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's first concert, led by music director ...