An electric violin doesn’t just offer a musician a whole new world of sounds and dynamics, it can also be unplugged to allow for silent practicing. The best model is crafted to have the same feel as ...

A sweeping tune spread across the Rock Island High School auditorium stage Wednesday afternoon, drowning out the patter of rain and the echo of student voices in the hallway. If not looking, the sound ...

Nina DiGregorio always wanted to play rock and roll — but doing that on the violin wasn’t much of an option when she was growing up in upstate New York, she said. Today, however, she’s known as the ...