Comments on: Introducing: Nadia Sirota (and the chance to win a free album!)

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:08:00 +0000

My fav is the djembe drum. At the hands of a masterful player, the sounds are amazing and full of life!

By: Megan Fryling

Megan Fryling — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:24:00 +0000

Oh, violas!
I played for about 7 years,
So I must say that I have a soft spot for them.
They can sound just as beautiful as a cello, but they’re a whole lot easier to transport.

I do secretly love an orchestra with a harp though. So while violas are my first love, the harp is right up there. It has a mysterious sound to it.

By: aracir

aracir — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:52:00 +0000

the cello. I didn’t know it was everyone’s favorite.. I like bass/low sounds.

By: Doedina

Doedina — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:36:00 +0000

The upright bass I love the deep heavy sound, and I have always wanted to learn how to play it. I wanted to learn even more when my dad told me he had wanted to play bass in a jazz band when he was younger.

By: dangermouse

dangermouse — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:45:00 +0000

I have to agree with Clint – the BASS CLARINET is delicious-sounding – it rumbles on the low notes and soars on the high notes. I played it for several years in high school, it requires a lot of lung power to really make it sing, but when it’s done right, it’s absolutely beautiful. And yet so underrated. I think wind instruments in general lend themselves to a quality of sound not found in the string section – it’s that breathy, full-bodied sound… wonderful.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:09:00 +0000

the PIANO…

a mere 88 keys and look at the sheer volume of pieces – from Rachmaninov’s piano concertos to Gershwin to show tunes, Bachrach, etc…. – that have been composed from them!

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:12:00 +0000

The cello- It can hit all the low notes and can carry a tune as well as a violin.

By: Frances

Frances — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:11:00 +0000

Trumpet… though, admittedly, that’s my instrument. In a few words, I love the excitement it brings to the orchestra and its versatility.

By: gus

gus — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:59:00 +0000

I have two, the bassoon and the ever popular cello. The bassoon brings me back to fourth grade music and Miss Willette. She showed us the section of “Fantasia” featuring Micky Mouse as The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and I was hooked. The cello has a rich sound found nowhere else, to my knowledge. Bach wrote some great pieces for cello.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:33:00 +0000

I love the whole percussion section in the back! They are always so interesting to watch. ….If I have to pick one instrument it would be the cymbals because the players are always so enthusiastic about the anticipation of their note.