In Nashville, Tenn., the country music capital of the world, Michael Burritt, a Northwestern associate professor of percussion, added the sounds of marimba to the city’s guitar-rich past. Thursday ...

The marimba has an interesting history in which, oddly enough, Pennsylvania plays a major role. It is one of the oldest of musical instruments. There are records that the marimba existed in a much ...

A high-energy celebration of polyphonic rhythms, Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra unifies four percussion batteries into one distinct voice: North Indian tabla, Afro Cuban bata, Brazilian samba and ...

The 75th season of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra (FSO) is going strong in 2024 with several upcoming concerts scheduled throughout the year. This month FSO is returning to tradition with its ...

If the marimba had existed in J.S. Bach’s time, would he have composed for that dark, mellow, resonant instrument? Most folks would answer yes, but renowned marimba soloist She-e Wu goes one step ...

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 ...

“When I was a little kid, a toddler, we had a piano in the house,” said composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, whose “Rituals” for Five Percussionists and Orchestra will be featured on the next Springfield ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Percussion Orchestra of Kingston will ring in its 25th anniversary with a special celebration and fundraiser at Old Dutch Church, on Nov.12 at 7 p.m. It represents a big milestone ...