As the largest section of the orchestra, sitting front and center of the stage performing memorable melodies, it's easy for violinists to steal the limelight. Ask any violinist why there are so ...

Philadelphia's brass section is hardly a collection of wallflowers. But traditionally it is the orchestra's rich string section that draws admiration, while in Chicago it's the assertive brass.

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 brass section is peerless, and the whole orchestra plays with exhilaration and drive. “My objection to some of the big orchestras in this country,” Bernstein says, “is that they always ...

Held on the beautiful Oxford, Ohio campus of Miami University, June 2 through June 9, 2025, the participants will work closely with members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra brass section. This ...

The orchestra previously recorded with former director Osmo Vanska in 2019, and before that, ... There was perhaps a stray note here or there coming from the brass section, ...

About. Case/University Circle Symphony Orchestra is open to all CWRU students, faculty, and community members by audition who play wind, brass, percussion or string instruments and desire to perform ...

Philippe Mercier, 1689 or 1691–1760, Franco-German, active in Britain (from 1716), The Sense of Hearing, 1744 to 1747, Oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1974.3.19.