EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School had the following orchestra members selected to attend the ILMEA All-District event ...

Having a guest soloist of the caliber of Augustin Hadelich stay over to lead a Sunday afternoon of chamber music after a weekend of orchestral concerts was a musical coup for t Symphony Orchestra.

Few violists are born. Most have the instrument thrust upon them. In fact, the viola -- the overlooked stepchild of the orchestra’s string section -- is rarely studied as a first instrument at all.

The cello, otherwise known as a violoncello, is a bowed instrument with four strings. It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well ...

Featured artists will be Arnaud Sussman on violin, Brian Isaacs on viola, Nicholas Canellakis on cello, Nina Bernat on bass, ...

The viola and the cello have the same tuning, an octave apart, but the transfer of one instrument’s music to the other is not without challenges. French violist Antoine Tamestit played both borrowed ...

Carleen Hutchins must have seemed like an unlikely candidate to upend the world of violin-making. Not only was this New Jersey mother only an amateur at viola, she already had a day job as a grade ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook With an ear for dance and a new five-string violin, Johnny Gandelsman set out to transform a towering classic. By Joshua Barone ...

What’s the difference between a viola and a trampoline? You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline. Those damn viola jokes! Though usually good-natured and funny, they nonetheless belittle a ...