Who doesn’t love the rousing piccolo solo in Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever”? Its sheet music reveals a crazy roller coaster of notes — over 122, to be exact. It’s an intimidating piece to be sure ...

It was a bit startling to see just 14 musicians at the beginning of Richmond Symphony Orchestra’s concert. However, the quality of Saturday’s season finale was just as high as usual, even without the ...

Fourth of July means we’ll be hearing a lot of John Philip Sousa’s famous military march “Stars and Stripes Forever.” The big highlight comes toward the end, when the piccolos in the orchestra stand ...

The next great piece of classical music may involve a mischievous mouse, a cunning cat, an extended flute and piccolo solo as well as a violent end. At least that was the hope of Hunt A+ Arts ...