Sweetwater now offers band & orchestra instruments and accessories in-store and online. The following was created in collaboration with Sweetwater, a proud partner of Digital Music News. Sweetwater is ...

When a single cello can cost $1,000 and a tuba $9,000, tariffs are straining meager band and orchestra budgets.

There are some pieces of classical music written for young people that, if used well, can have a big impact on kids’ appreciation for classical music and, more specifically, their knowledge of ...

Pandemic-era supply chain snarls lifted prices for goods across the board. President Trump’s tariffs further swelled the cost of foreign-made instruments.

Composers have long pushed the boundaries of classical music by writing parts for new and innovative instruments—but not all of them have ended up a permanent fixture in the orchestra … The ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. What is a percussion instrument? Well, in the simplest terms it's something ...

CATEURA, Paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...

The Orchestral Instrument Collection is the orchestral package Live users have been craving. Only works in Live. No harp or piano. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers ...

Sound Magic tells us that Orchestral Strings One was recorded utilizing the legendary acoustics in the famous Berliner Hall - home of the world class BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER.Here's all the details in ...

They’ve got the beet. A touring orchestra using instruments entirely of vegetables just earned itself a world record. The Vegetable Orchestra, which only plays instruments that are carved out of ...

The Symphony for a Broken Orchestra installation of broken instruments at Temple Contemporary (courtesy Robert Blackson) The School District of Philadelphia has over 1,000 broken musical instruments, ...