When Good Morning Bedlam's bassist left the group, Tori Elker taught herself to play the bass so she could tour with her husband and do more than just run the merch table.
By Emily Wright
Playing in a community orchestra can be one of the great joys in life, providing an outlet for learning, exposure to treasured symphonic litera... Read More...
Fiddler Jeremy Garrett talks about taking chances, going deep, and facing the future with the Infamous Stringdusters’ new bluegrass album, 'Toward the Fray'
Despite recording 20 albums over a 3-decade career, French concert cellist and educator Anne Gastinel had not explored Chopin’s chamber works on record—until now.
I had been expecting to work hard every day. What I wasn’t expecting was the long, dark arc. But there is a certain lush singing sound the cello makes. I’m chasing that sound.
At age 76, now into my 11th year of playing the violin, I am by no means a master of any one genre. But I can now enjoy being in the room with myself when I play
While part of Lynn Harrell’s legacy is a generation of cellists who follow his affection for tone and more, its essence is something each of us can partake in.
The published works of strings masters represent crucial links in the performance tradition. But the 20th-century golden era may mean little to today's young string players.
