On Saturday I met a ranking member of an elusive, secret society: the luthiers. In layman’s terms, that means Gary Garavaglia is a violin maker, but in the world of string instruments, he’s a master.

June 3, 2009 “I love the sound of the violin,” explains Carlos Mendez. “Since I was a kid, I wanted to learn how to play it. But born in a poor country such as Nicaragua, my parents couldn't afford ...

MEDINA, Ohio – While many of the world’s businesses struggled to survive the pandemic, one small Medina business has not only survived, but thrived. Sarah Icardi opened her violin studio just off ...

When an expert plays the violin it sounds beautiful and elegant. But when someone is first learning how to play the instrument it can sound like nails on a chalkboard. So if you’re a beginner ...

PATERSON — It was 11 p.m. on a Friday in December when Nathan Thomas, one of the many music teachers laid off in the recent purge, received a text message from a student in Paterson. "Jahid and I have ...

Growing up in Oak Park, Sam Walder was a student of the violin beginning at age 4, but as he made his way through the elite Illinois Math & Science Academy and later the University of Illinois' ...

At 103, Mary Ellen Anderson lived long enough to see the Ville neighborhood of her childhood transformed, the rise and fall of segregationist laws that she marched against and the thousands of ...