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Carol Jantsch, principal tuba with the Philadelphia Orchestra, performs on The American Sound, 6pm Saturday and 7pm Tuesday, on Classical 101. Ask Carol Jantsch, principal tuba player with the ...

Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...

I failed at the saxophone so I don’t need the 6 easiest brass instruments to play in a band. But maybe you do. Maybe you, unlike me, did not fail at saxophone. Maybe you will pass or even succeed!

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 ...

Little drummer boys need not apply. Trumpets: Go sound somewhere else. French horns? Don’t even think about it. Only tubas and their kin can ride this train. At noon Monday, Steve Shoop will lug his ...

New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras last week with that signature brass band sound. In the seven years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, a local man has played a role in bringing that sound ...