Those whose exposure to woodwind music has been through listening to bands or wind ensembles would have been amazed at the sounds generated by the Musicians from Marlboro Sunday night at Kutztown ...

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.

At first glance, it clearly doesn’t sound ideal: blowing forcefully through a woodwind instrument in close proximity to other people who are also blowing forcefully through woodwind instruments. Given ...