CEDAR RAPIDS — Amid the roaring rise of jazz and speak-easies, Orchestra Iowa found fertile soil in which to plant its roots in 1923, when Joseph Kitchin raised his baton over a new Cedar Rapids ...

I remember seeing commercials for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas music as a kid. And the idea seemed pretty cool. Who doesn’t like the sound of Christmas music with electric guitars? That ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — “Don’t you think Cedar Rapids ought to have an orchestra?” insurance agent E.A. Hazelton asked in 1922. The rhetorical question was the inception of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, ...

The Dec. 20 performance at the Maltz Performing Arts Center will feature selections from more than a dozen beloved Christmas ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct information about the origin of the National Repertory Orchestra’s host program and Dave DePeters’ accolades. The musicians at the National Repertory ...

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra has appointed Peter Oundjian as its new music director. Oundjian, who previously served as principal conductor, assumes a role that expands his responsibilities and ...

Fabio Luisi and the musicians of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra are packing their bags – and their music - as they prepare for the orchestra’s ten-city European tour in June. The orchestra departs May ...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra viola player Diane Mues and horn player Oto Carrillo were both members of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) as high school students. Chicago Symphony Orchestra ...

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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! After a 14-year-stint as assistant principal bass for the Philadelphia Orchestra, ...

Here’s what it takes to put on a Trans-Siberian Orchestra show. See it for yourself when the band brings its holiday tour back to the Lehigh Valley with a show Friday at the PPL Center.