Dr. Ajit Abeysekera has been dreaming of establishing an orchestra made up entirely of wind instruments for nearly 20 years. Now, thanks to the sponsorship of the Dr. Earle de Fonseka Trust and the ...

Springfield Symphony Orchestra is dancing into 2022 with numerous rhythms from far-flung places and different ways of listening. Dvorak’s Serenade for Wind Instruments will be the main event. This ...

In the past few years there have been several studies that measure how wind instruments spread aerosols. The information has been used to create guidelines for orchestra and band rehearsals, where ...

Orchestral ensembles have faced many challenges when starting to perform again during the COVID pandemic, and contamination is a chief concern: specifically, whether wind instruments are vectors of ...

A University of Minnesota study discovers the wind instruments that emit the most aerosols, and are therefore “riskiest” in the transmission of COVID-19. Bass clarinet and tuba were found to be “lower ...

The Cal Poly Humboldt Department of Dance, Music and Theatre will present the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fulkerson Recital Hall at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata.

Trumpet players create about 2,500 aerosol particles per liter of air that flows through their instrument. HERBERT NEUBAUER/AFP via Getty Images To stop microbe-carrying droplets from spreading in an ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many live musical events and festivals were postponed and even canceled to protect musicians and audience members. When they started performing again, many groups ...