DOWNTOWN —Santa Monican Adelaide Lloyd started playing the violin in the orchestra program, called Elemental Strings, in the middle of the fourth grade at John Adams Middle School. She remembers ...

Learning to play the violin, a squawky, painful instrument when first approached by soft, young fingers, was not at the top of Rebecca Fazzino’s list of fun things to do when she entered third grade ...

Collin Lyons was mesmerized the first time he heard fingers plucking upon a stringed instrument. "So when I heard about the strings program, I was overjoyed," the 13-year-old student said. At his ...

Williamstown High/Middle School String members Ella McMullen, left, Alex Tawney and Payton Woodard rehearse Monday for the program’s “Ireland to Appalachia” performance at 7 p.m. Thursday inside ...

NEW YORK-- She's played with superstars like Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and cello maestro Yo-Yo Ma, and now violinist and viral sensation Ezinma is using her talents to inspire New York City students ...

The center terminated Kevin Struthers, who worked at the arts institution for 30 years, and Malka Lasky, the last member of its social impact team.