The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is ...

At 69, Dyke had played with the symphony for nearly 50 years, and he toured the state spreading the joy of classical music to ...

There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put together, and they are very often at the heart of the music. The double bass is the biggest string instrument in the ...

Chineke! Foundation’s founder and artistic and executive Director, Chi-chi Nwanoku, is an ex-sprinter and a founder member of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – where she held the position of ...

What is a conductor? What music does the orchestra play? The string family includes the violin, viola, cello and double bass. These instruments are all played the same way, by bowing across the ...

bass trombones and double basses.' Mr Spurgin said the orchestra's musicians were supportive of the project and were transfixed when conductor Phil Meadows took them through the arrangements for ...

Shape, in fact, was critical to Eötvös’ double bass concerto, Aurora, in more ways than one. Scored for soloist and string orchestra, with the occasional icy piping of an accordion for spice, Eötvös ...

Washburn Symphony Orchestra Concert delivered their first symphony orchestra of 2025, from 7:30 p.m. inside the White Concert ...