On a Sunday in April, Cambridge Common reverberated with the discordant honks and trills of a brass band warming up. Musicians arrived at the park with instrument cases strapped to their backs and ...

“You could have the best rock and roll band playing on stage, and a brass band would come and turn the whole house out. Something about that energy that a brass band brings: we got music for your mind ...

On a brisk Friday night in San Luis Obispo, a line of people spills out the front doors of Liquid Gravity brewery, which hit its maximum capacity hours ago. Fans of all ages and walks of life, from ...

One of the hardest working brass bands in New Orleans, the Stooges create explosive energy both on the stage and in the street. Their impeccable timing and inherent harmony are at the core of their ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

The University Band, a group of student musicians at UT San Antonio, presented their latest recital: “Unity.” They stepped onto the stage from a door constructed to blend into the backstage walls.

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 ...

Castletown Metropolitan is striking a positive note with a new recruitment campaign. The initiative aims to welcome former ...

Part I The Musician's Experience and The Scientific Perspective -- How Musicians Create, Perceive and Use the Sounds of Brass Instruments -- The Scientist's Perspective on Brass Instrument Behaviour - ...