Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

String instruments made from migrant boats met with sustained applause as they debuted at Italy's prestigious La Scala opera house in tribute to those who perish attempting the Mediterranean crossing ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...

Since 2017, the Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara (FOSB), the only one of its kind in the U.S., has been taking listeners on musical voyages around the ...

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is selling its prized collection of string instruments, including violins, violas and cellos made by such Italian makers as Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri ...

Jonah Van Bourg's cello sounds infinitely more mellow these days. And ever since the graffiti was removed, it looks better, too. Dismayed by the dreary tone and beaten-up look of a ragtag collection ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...