But old brass instruments of comparable pedigrees don ... In last year’s performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, Batallán and Hagstrom were seated right behind a very apprehensive ...

7, 2010— -- That saxophone player can sure play the blues, but his instrument may be getting green. Brass musicians may unknowingly inhale mold and bacteria from their instruments ...

But there are some songs from the music that feature perhaps an unlikely instrument: the trombone. Yes, the brass instrument has found its way into several iconic rock songs from past generations.

The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments reopened Feb. 25 after renovations with a new exhibition, “Resounding Brass.” The rare instruments on display trace centuries of innovations in the evolution ...