When you go to the symphony, chances are your eyes are mostly on the conductor and the violins. The bassoon? Not so much. The instrument has a dry, woody timbre with a slightly clogged-up resonance, ...

Multi-instrumentalist Amy Denio, right (Kultur Shock, Tiptons Sax Quartet), deploys her unusual vocal talents in “explorations of voice and environment” involving “simple electronics” at Good Shepherd ...

It reverberated across continents and centuries. It harnessed lesser-played instruments, most prominently a Baroque bassoon. It even breathed stirring sound into a long-slumbering composition. “From ...

That clever combination kept listeners alert after Sunday lunch as they appreciated some energetic and sparkling performances by Brendan O'Donnell, Jackie Hansen and Katrina Brown on recorder, baroque ...

MOUNT VERNON — The sounds of baroque violin, flute, viola and bassoon filled Trinity Anglican Church in Mount Vernon on Wednesday for the opening concert of the Salish Sea Early Music Festival. The ...

That's the name of a new album of baroque chamber music from the Irish bassoonist Peter Whelan and Ensemble Marsyas. There is no exclamation mark, no hint of irony. The cover art shows an elegant 18th ...

The financial implications of COVID-19 have been crushing to the arts, and particularly to classical musicians who often perform in larger ensembles and may not have the opportunities that solo ...

Music of the Baroque will kick off its 51st season in September with Baroque in the Park, an open-air performance on the stage of the Pritzker Pavilion on September 10 in association with the ...

Devon Baroque Orchestra is presenting a concert that’s anything but ordinary—it's Baroque ‘n’ Bizarre. The Devon Baroque Orchestra will be performing at St Peter's Church, Tiverton on Saturday, ...

1 Review: BBC PROMS: MAHLER'S FIRST BY HEART, Royal Albert Hall 2 Review: BBC PROMS: RACHMANINOV’S ‘PAGANINI’ VARIATIONS, Royal Albert Hall 3 Review: BBC PROMS: ROSSINI'S 'STABAT MATER', Royal Albert ...

You’ve got to hand it to the people behind The Model in Sligo. They stuck to their guns and over the years patiently transformed what was an arts centre in a run-down old school, with its intriguing ...

Lucie Skeaping explores how the bassoon developed from its forerunner - the curtel, dulcian or bajon, with the help of experts Maggie Kilbey and Andrew Watts. With music by Schutz. Show more Lucie ...