Watch & Learn

For the enjoyment of visual-learners, watch our CSO musicians demonstrate their instruments, musical excerpts and more!

Instrument Introductions

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Musician Performances

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Ask the CSO

CSO Violist Caterina Longhi answers viola questions from Adrienne and Noah!

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Rachel Charbel answers questions about the violin from Adrianna, Noah, Jacob, and Deborah.

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Violin questions from Dulce, Etha, and Chesnie answered by Second Assistant Concertmaster Eric Bates!

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CSO Violin Paul Patterson discusses and demonstrates the Electric Violin!

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Alan Rafferty answers questions from student cellists about a career in music!

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CSO Clarinetist Ixi Chen answers questions from Lucy, Kylie and Aidan.

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Principal Tuba Christopher Olka answers questions from Vergil, age 11.

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CSO Principal Timpani Patrick Schleker answers a question from Jayden, grade 11, about pursuing a career as a percussionist.

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CSO violist Joanne Wojtowicz provides advice on practicing vibrato.

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Looking for more music? Check out The Fanfare Project, with over a dozen newly commissioned works performed by individual musicians from their homes. Scores are also available for study.

The Fanfare Project