The community is mourning the loss of beloved musician Michael Ward. His family confirms he died Monday. Ward was a renowned ...

A cancer benefit for local musician and teacher Lehi Gertz was held at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture on Sunday. Gertz ...

From custom-made chatbots to history lessons, North Star’s Scott Kern aims to make every lesson unforgettable.

The Mariachi Rams are reshaping NFL game day by blending traditional Mexican music with Los Angeles’ hip-hop and rock ...

Violinist <a href=" Ushikubo has come a long way from the $20 violin he started on at age six. In November he received the loan of one of the most rare instruments in the world - the 1741 "Playfair" ...

Grace Park, the 2018 winner of the Naumburg International Violin Competition, is the new concertmaster for the Virginia ...

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 ...

December 3, 2025, 5:27 PM · German violinist Carolin Widmann was forced to remove her 1782 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin from its case and carry the bare instrument in her arms on a set of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight ...