WRAL

United Strings of Color, a group of Black teenagers who play classical music, warm up before playing on stage at the City of Raleigh's Juneteenth event.

United Strings of Color, a group of Black teenagers who play classical music, warm up before playing on stage at the City of Raleigh's Juneteenth event.Local News United Strings of Color, a group of ...
Columbus Dispatch

A family atmosphere: Urban Strings orchestras foster rich environment for participants

About a decade ago, when New Albany teenager Redd Ingram signed up for Urban Strings Columbus, he was already pretty serious about playing the double bass. Ingram had learned the instrument when he ...
WFAE

How the Charlotte Strings Collective is bringing color to classical music

Members of the Charlotte Strings Collective rehearse at UNC Charlotte ahead of their performance that spotlights the music of Black composers in NoDa on March 27. At a time when many groups are ...
Texas Monthly

Billy Strings on What It’s Like to Play Willie Nelson’s Guitar

In early 2023, bluegrass phenom Billy Strings paid Willie Nelson a visit at the latter’s Pedernales Studio. The two were going to cut a duet of a song Strings had just written, “California Sober,” ...
Classic FM

278 cellists playing ‘Adagio for Strings’ from 29 countries is everything the world needs

This is wonderful – 278 cellists, all recording from their homes, play Barber’s Adagio for Strings while many concert halls around the world remain closed. We’re all missing the power, excitement and ...
Times Union

Billy Strings to play MVP Arena this fall

Bluegrass singer-songwriter Billy Strings is heading to Albany. The two-time Grammy winner announced a slate of new dates for his current national and international tour, including a concert on Nov.