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 modern brass quintet was developed long after Johann Sebastian Bach lived, but brass quintets play arrangements of Bach’s music all the time. It works well—they sound like an organ, Bach’s primary ...

“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 ...

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?

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 ...

If you think the Lancaster British Brass Band playing Beatles songs is a stretch, think again. The Beatles and British brass bands fit together quite well. Just how well is something you can find out ...