Valentin will connect with the Newport community beyond the concert hall as well.

An unusual piece makes its UK premiere in this season's BBC Proms - John Adams' Saxophone Concerto. While the concerto is long-established in classical music, the saxophone - 175 years after it was ...

"Close enough for jazz" is a fun, shorthand way of saying that something's "good enough." Just don't use the phrase in the presence of a serious jazz musician. The expression certainly didn't come up ...

“I enjoy the combination of saxophone and electronics. I think it is part of our age, the development of electronic sounds,” said Dr. John Sampen, a professor of saxophone at Bowling Green State ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Vivien Schweitzer THE saxophone, invented by the Belgian-born instrument maker Adolphe Sax around 1840, has seldom achieved prominence in the ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

NEW ORLEANS – FEBRUARY 17: Branford Marsalis performs the national anthem before the 57th NBA All-Star Game, part of 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend at the New Orleans Arena on February 17, 2008 in New ...

The William Center’s chamber music series opens Sunday at Lafayette College in Easton with the bold sound of the intrepid Prism Saxophone Quartet. For nearly three decades, the group has taken the ...

Many of today’s symphony orchestra instruments have been around for centuries. The violin, for instance, dates to the 1500s and as a result has an enormous repertoire spanning 450 years. The saxophone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As autumn unfolds, our fall season at Newport Classical continues to flourish. It remains a privilege to present extraordinary ...