When Maestro Daniel Oren chastised principal tuba player Avital Handler for chatting during a lull during a recent dress rehearsal for “Il Trovatore, at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, she just grinned ...

On the first TubaChristmas, around 300 musicians showed up at the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, bearing their giant brass instruments. A massive, all-tuba holiday concert was ...

Melissa Cannan, coordinator, with a euphonium, and her niece, Morgen Fulmer, with a double-bell euphonium, wear buttons from their annual participation in Syracuse Tuba Christmas events. (Photo ...

You might not know Sam Pilafian by name, but you've probably heard his tuba. Whether it was on Pink Floyd's "The Wall" or he was playing while doing a headstand — a move that gave him the nickname ...

Brass instruments have been around in one form or another for thousands of years. They've played a part in historical military campaigns, religious ceremonies, and—of course—the development of music ...

I failed at the saxophone so I don’t need the 6 easiest brass instruments to play in a band. But maybe you do. Maybe you, unlike me, did not fail at saxophone. Maybe you will pass or even succeed!

New York - What do you call a woman carrying a tuba? A turtle, a tuba with legs, a woman with her house on. Those are some of the names Avital Handler hears when she walks the streets of New York with ...

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival begins Friday, and music fans from all over the world will flock to the city's racetrack for seven days of music. A lot of things make New Orleans a one-of-a ...

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for cool, widely learned or otherwise interesting musical instruments. However, we’ll be omitting instruments that are the only one of ...