Producers have been saying for years that large Broadway orchestras are not financially feasible. In fact, the issue led to a strike 20 years ago.... After years of ever-shrinking orchestras, some ...

After sitting in on rehearsals last week for the U.S. premiere of his two-hour oratorio, the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ According to St. Luke, Polish Composer Krzysztof Penderecki was exuberant ...

Music lovers hungry for a taste of world-class orchestra performances don't have to head to New York, Philadelphia, Europe or down Interstate 45 into Houston to hear good music. Quality orchestras are ...

Annaleigh Ashford, left, and Josh Groban star in Broadway's current revival of Sweeney Todd. Ashford says it's rare for musicals to have this large of an orchestra. Even as a controversy has erupted ...

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Even as a controversy has erupted on Broadway over the use of pre-recorded music in the upcoming David Byrne musical, "Here Lies Love," audiences for some musicals this past season are noticing the ...