Mercedes Bass, the chairman of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra board, is gifting $5 million to the organization in celebration of her 80th birthday. The orchestra described the gift, which Bass is ...

Mercedes T. Bass’ official title with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is board chair. Unofficially, she is also the orchestra’s biggest fan. The philanthropist recently donated $5 million — to be ...

Just a few months ago, patrons of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra heard a concerto for saxophone and orchestra, which is a fairly uncommon pairing. This time around, they will experience something ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...

To visit Miller's home studio is to have your soul examined. There, the percussionist sets aside his musical instruments and picks up much rarer implements, including Nepalese bells, Buddhist prayer ...

In a symphony orchestra, the double bass is a lowly instrument - in more ways than one. Positioned off to one side, or perhaps at the back of the stage, bass players don't get much of the limelight ...

A majestic yet underappreciated instrument will get its due in CPAC studio in the Far North’s first major orchestral performance of the year. The North Queensland Chamber Orchestra will feature the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will be back playing its first symphonic concerts at Bass Performance Hall this weekend, in front of a whole capacity crowd for the first time ...

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Dr. Kathleen A. Horvath, Associate Professor of String Education and Pedagogy joined the Case faculty in 2001. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music (Double Bass), a Master of ...