In the latest installment of our audio IRL, contributing writer Kris Holt introduces us to a brass band that's covering some big hits with their own spin. Database editor Ian Levenstein explains why ...

Between valve, bell, horn, and breath, a brass instrument is seldom paralleled by any other. Barrelling towards the big Classic 100 Countdown in search of your favourite instrument, Meena Shamaly ...

The Marquette Symphony Orchestra continues its chamber music series this weekend with "Dances for Brass," a concert by the MSO Brass Quintet on Saturday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Reynolds Recital ...

“You might think it looks more like a space heater than it does an instrument,” said brass maestro John Whitener, of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO). He’s describing the cimbasso – an ...

The Beatles made fantastic music, even when it was just the four of them playing their regular instruments. But their willingness to incorporate other sounds into their formula often paid great ...

The music on the album Nainip Tittulautingit by the Nain Brass Band brings up powerful memories for Darlene Holwell, a trumpet player with the Labrador-based band. "It makes me think of the elders ...

When school marching band becomes just a memory for a former trombone player, where does the once-loved instrument end up? Where does a musician’s trumpet go when its valves are damaged beyond repair?

I was listening to the radio the other day, and heard a song that is in my collection. It’s a song I like, but not for the reason you would suspect. I like it for the brass instrument solo. In many ...