Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine’s entry into the Eurovision Song Contest, took top honours at the annual music competition, and traditional woodwind offered some help along the way. On Saturday Ukrainian ...

Meet the bassoon — a double-reed woodwind instrument with rich tones and intricate fingering. Professor Richard Church introduces young learners to the bassoon and the rest of the woodwind family.

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. The oboe is made of wood (or plastic) with metal keys, and played by blowing ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. MC: Now sitting behind the strings and wearing green shirts, you find a family of instruments that are ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. This section of the orchestra got its name from the fact that many of its ...

"A primer ... demonstrating the range and special capabilities of each instrument of the orchestra, with examples drawn from the symphonic repertory." Performed by ...

Steve Bockus used a Bunsen burner's blue flame to do battle with a stubborn, stainless-steel flute. • He lowered the woodwind instrument into the fire, then tested its keys. • Still stuck. So Bockus ...