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Northwestern faculty member Timothy Higgins became the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s new principal trombone in September. He succeeded Jay Friedman, who held the position for 63 years, as the Lisa and ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced that Music Director Franz ...

If you’ve never heard of a bass trombone, you’re probably not alone. It usually makes its home in the back row of the orchestra with the other low brass instruments, rarely getting any solo time. “The ...

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 ...

John Neurohr first encountered the trombone because of his father, John H. Neurohr, who was a professional musician and trombonist in the Ohio River Valley of West Virginia. One of Neurohr’s family ...

In January 1957, Jay Friedman walked into Orchestra Hall for the first time. He was a gangly teenager with a passion for the euphonium. His band director at Hyde Park High School had bought him a ...

"I knew I wanted to do something that I was good at," says Rachel, smiling through braces that have adorned her teeth since last summer. "I decided to do a concert. I came up with a name and asked ...

Being nominated for a Grammy Award is an amazing accomplishment — especially when it happens more than once, as one University of Massachusetts Amherst professor knows. Ben Barnett, an adjunct faculty ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Orchestra once again has a principal trombone. On Monday afternoon, the orchestra and music director Franz Welser-Most announced the appointment of Brian Wendel as ...