Of the four instruments represented in a modern symphony orchestra string section — violin, viola, cello and contrabass — the cello is the most versatile.

The only practicing physician in the 35-person, community-based orchestra, Taxy’s fellow viola, violin, cello and bass players range in age from 24 to 78 and include a retired attorney, teachers ...

Strønen provides gentle movement and accents. There are distant refrains by the violin. As the music progresses, Vågan emerges with lines that drive the music forward. Pizzicato plucks by the violin ...

This summer, Suzanne Bass, the orchestra director at Chatham Middle School, will once again be teaching her exciting summer music program for violin, viola, cello and bass to string students of ...