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That's what Paul H. Scarbrough says. And he would know. Because even if there is technically not a typical listener, we can still say that Scarbrough's sound expertise is atypical. He knows when a ...

During Julie Andrews’ twirl around a mountain meadow, the hills are alive with the sound of a Camas musician and about 70 orchestra mates. We all know the scene. And many of the following songs are so ...

Part of How To Classical. Why does the oboe tune the orchestra? Why does the orchestra sit the way it does? What does rosin actually do to a violin bow? If you find the traditions of the classical ...

Composer Jeff Scott. Courtesy of Jeff Scott's Instagram. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Live at the Sheldon series was the best thing to come out of the renovation of Powell Hall, which left the ...

The oboe, a long reedy apparatus, is an overlooked member of the woodwind family. Yet it’s the instrument that the rest of the orchestra tune themselves to. Described by the son of Jean de Vergie, an ...

On the Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s “December Dreams” program, nestled snugly between selections from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” and William Henry Fry’s “Santa Claus (Christmas Symphony),” is the ...

Antonio Pasculli took melodies from La Favorita—a romantic Italian opera—and turned them into a jaw-dropping concerto for oboe and orchestra. It’s fast, flashy, and full of drama. Hear it tonight on ...