It all started with licorice laces. You know, the candy that sort of looks like string or spaghetti? When Mike Madden was a kid, he would braid the laces and make bracelets out of them. “Then I would ...

Encore Strings will present a free concert of holiday chamber music at Trinity Lutheran Church, 408 N. Sixth St., in the Juniata section of Altoona, at 3 p.m. Dec. 11. Encore Strings is comprised of ...

The Charles County Youth Orchestra and Encore Strings will resume rehearsals on March 6, with a concert date set for 4 p.m. June 3 at Westlake High School. The orchestras are a Port Tobacco Players ...

The Charles County Youth Orchestra, under Music Director Osman Kivrak, will present its 2026 Winter Concert on Sunday, ...

This week, hear chamber music for strings and piano from Haydn to Dvorak. This week, hear chamber music for strings and piano from Haydn to Dvorak - performed by the Lysander Piano Trio, Martin James ...

Bob Sherman: Hello everybody. Today we make the acquaintance of the unusually titled Impromptu String Quartet, but then will bid farewell to Charlotte White, one of the best friends emerging musicians ...

Last night, Billy Strings and his crew made their triumphant return to Portland, Ore., for the opening night of a two-part stint at the Moda Center. This gig held a resonance of homecoming as two of ...

This past weekend, June 13 and 14, Billy Strings brought his ongoing tour to the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. The first night was a journey through the band’s repertoire, with nods to almost-forgotten ...

High school, middle school students make up musical groupsCharles County Youth Orchestra and Encore Strings held a concert May 5 at Westlake High School. For more information about the group, go to ...