The trap legend transforms TM:101 into a symphonic experience, redefining hip-hop performance history. Jeezy etched his name ...

The timpani are among a symphony orchestra’s most exciting instruments. There’s nothing quite like a musician pounding away on wide kettledrums made from copper. But aside from the occasional dramatic ...

It was an absolutely brilliant evening at Chicago Symphony Hall Oct. 16 as a full audience was clearly enthralled by two ...

This performance was a worthy tribute to the contrasting, yet equally expressive qualities of Romantic and contemporary ...

Pity the poor percussionist who needed to rent a timpani last Saturday night! Most of Vancouver’s kettledrums—nine, in total—could be found at the Orpheum Annex, with six of them in a neat semi-circle ...

Which timpani mallets are best? Timpani drums have a resonant sound that adds power to an orchestral piece. However, it is not solely the drums that provide the distinctive sound. The timpani mallets ...

Recent worldwide hits come from pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic — anything, it seems, but classical. What stereotypes does classical music hold? Is it beautiful, euphonious, relaxing? Or is it boring, ...