Honolulu (KHON2) – January marks the 264th anniversary of the birthday of Mozart and Chamber Music Hawaii’s Spring Wind Octet is doing two special concerts called Mozart’s Most Memorable Melodies that ...

For much of the past year, Mateen Milan, a second-year student at the Yale School of Music, was unable to meet indoors with fellow woodwind players to perform chamber music. Occasionally during the ...

The Metropolitan Jazz Octet (MJO) is the reawakening of a group that started in the 1950’s by Chicago saxophonist and arranger Tom Hilliard. From 1950 through mid-'80s Hilliard wrote many of the ...

The octet plays a special role in the evolution of jazz, especially on the West Coast in the 1950s. Record labels loved octets because they saved them money without compromising much on sound. Jazz ...

Last semester, the School of Music’s wind and brass players were unable to practice in ensembles, since their instruments prevented them from wearing masks while performing. A new solution, the Octet ...

The monthly Music & More series at Fairbanks First United Methodist Church will feature the always popular Fairbanks Flutists Octet at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23. Directed by Dorli McWayne, this ...

I remember the first time I heard Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet. I was caught up in a swirl of overlapping melodies jumping around the intensely resonant group of eight string instruments. I think you'll ...

The Octet for Winds by Ludwig van Beethoven is challenging for the players, but listening is easy! It will bring joy and delight to your morning. Join Emily Boyer just after 9 a.m. on 91.1, 107.5, and ...