From contrabassoons to harmonicas, we take a look at some of the concertos for more unusual instruments to have found their ...

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 ...

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

British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's composition, "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", ...

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 ...