Don’t sleep on a symphony orchestra’s bass drum. When the North State Symphony was performing “Firebird” by Stravinsky at the Cascade Theater in Redding, Calif., a sleeping woman was startled by the ...

Unlike most musicians in the Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Zator Nelson of Media does not play one instrument such as the violin or cello. Instead, as a percussionist, she is adept at playing an ...

The Concerto for Bass Drum and Orchestra was premiered by British percussionist Joby Burgess and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rossen Milanov. Burgess demonstrates an astonishing ...

The 2013 Seaport Music Festival came to a close on Friday (6/28) with its biggest show (and crowd) of the season: Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Bass Drum of Death, who were making the penultimate stop ...

We hear it booming from car stereos as much as we do from the back of the orchestra: but why is the bass drum the unsung hero of the 21st century? For Gabriel Prokofiev (yes, he is a relation) the ...

Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 smash 'Don't Bring Me Down' may just be Jeff Lynne's most concise and representative musical statement. You can hear a Jeff Lynne song from a couple miles down the road ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. To really bring the beat in a sound system, you’re going ...

The History of Drum & Bass Orchestra returns to The Blues Kitchen this October with a brand-new live show that reinterprets classic drum & bass tracks through the power of a full orchestra. Expect an ...

A youth orchestra in the Kyiv region composes a symphonic poem recreating the sound of wartime nights in Ukraine.

A youth orchestra in the Kyiv region composes a symphonic poem, re-creating the sound of wartime nights in Ukraine.

Fabio & Grooverider will headline a one-off show alongside the Outlook Orchestra highlighting the history of drum 'n' bass next year. Covering a rich 25 years of the genre's history, the performance ...