CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Orchestra once again has a principal trombone. On Monday afternoon, the orchestra and music director Franz Welser-Most announced the appointment of Brian Wendel as ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. This family needs no fanfare! Brass intruments can fit in anywhere: ...

The Orchestra Now performs Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun for its final New York City concert this season, at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater on Sunday, May 19 at 3 PM. The concert ...

If you’ve never heard of a bass trombone, you’re probably not alone. It usually makes its home in the back row of the orchestra with the other low brass instruments, rarely getting any solo time. “The ...

John Neurohr first encountered the trombone because of his father, John H. Neurohr, who was a professional musician and trombonist in the Ohio River Valley of West Virginia. One of Neurohr’s family ...

"I knew I wanted to do something that I was good at," says Rachel, smiling through braces that have adorned her teeth since last summer. "I decided to do a concert. I came up with a name and asked ...

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 ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. I also play the alto trombone (a smaller higher pitched trombone), the ...