Diego Magaña, a member of L.A.-based band Arsenal Dorado, plays the 12-string requinto and dedicates his style to the “old-school música Mexicana” — when the guitar is “a little more ...

The classroom filled with a medley of string instruments performing — playing music like “Dramatic Essay” and “Dance of the Tumblers.” “I see a boost in their confidence,” said Elias.

In a powerful display of community commitment and love for the arts, Miami String Haus, a family-run institution known ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A rare and significant collection of string instruments from the Holocaust can be seen in Pittsburgh now through November 21 at an exhibit called "Violins of Hope", and the ...

“There is so much beautiful folk music in China,” says Suli Xue, founder of Pacific Harmony String Quartet, which performs in Benaroya Hall Saturday. “But I don’t play those instruments.” ...

Enid Farber Frederick Experimental Music Association will present String Theories: New Music for String Instruments, a monthly series at the Y Arts Center in Frederick, beginning Feb. 22.

Bluegrass music has always been a part of Jerry Rosa Sr.’s life. His uncle was known as the father of bluegrass music in Missouri and played mandolin professionally during the 1950s and ‘60s.

Bowed-string instruments are becoming a common sight in some rock bands, and now string music is getting its own festival in the Twin Cities.

Why is Chladni's method useful for luthiers? (Luthiers are makers of stringed instruments.) A guitar or violin needs to resonate at certain frequencies to produce the notes we hear and love. (From low ...

The string quartet is one of the greatest combinations of instruments. Its range, dynamic and timbre provide endless possibilities. That said, it is also very challenging for a composer.