How and why did you choose to play your instrument? I chose to play the french horn when I was 10 ... them find their way into the sound of the orchestra and then start to make some really ...

Before a concert by the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra in Lewiston, children got to blow into a tuba, a variety of horns and a ... a variety of musical instruments and to meet some of the orchestra ...

What is an orchestra ... across the top of the instrument and you blow air down the clarinet, saxophone and oboe. The brass family includes the trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba.

Members of the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra will give kids an insider’s look at the instruments ... a chance to meet the musicians. “It’s seeing a real cello, a French horn, a double ...

“The alphorn, better known as the ‘Ricola’ horn from the commercial, is a historic instrument,” said Christian ... in Austria and began playing the French horn at the age of 9.