Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Within hours of arriving at Fiddle Camp in Stillwater this week, students were learning the art of improvising from two masters.

“I want to show you what I’ve been working on,” Ryan Soltis says as we tromp through ice-crusted snow toward his sleeping garden. He opens a large gate, and we make our way around what appears to be a ...

There’s no surefire way to become an elite violin soloist, but there’s one thing in particular you can do to help your odds: Be born to musician parents. Even then, you’re probably screwed. For ...

In a small town in the Cumberland Plateau, Jean Horner made world-class fiddles inspired by his fascination with the Italian greats. Horner in his workshop. (Photo by Lynn Dudenbostel) This story ...

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Originally from Poland, the North Bennet Street School department head of violin making and repair is an expert in the instrument’s craft and history As department head of violin making and repair at ...