PITTSBURGH (AP) - On a recent Saturday night, Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, the principal oboist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, returned to her home in Franklin Park after a performance at Heinz ...

Meet the bassoon — a double-reed woodwind instrument with rich tones and intricate fingering. Professor Richard Church introduces young learners to the bassoon and the rest of the woodwind family.

Suona is a traditional Chinese double-reed woodwind instrument. Its loud, clear, bold and cheerful sound makes it one of the most popular musical instruments in China's rural areas. In the 3rd century ...

The Armenian duduk is displayed for students to see. Reed taught students that the duduk is: a double reed woodwind instrument made from apricot wood. (Kaleb Davies) Students gathered to discuss the ...

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All musical instruments require some TLC. For woodwind players, a good reed determines their sound, tone, pitch, response and comfort. Teachers pass down this craft to their proteges, and DeAlmeida ...