Classical concerto meets American fiddle tradition. Mark O’Connor’s Fiddle Concerto blends bluegrass, folk and classical ...

Students play their fiddles during Southeast Missouri State University Music Academy's Exploring American Fiddle Styles class taught by Steve Schaffner at the River Campus on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

PORT TOWNSEND — An intentional, international community has just formed at Fort Worden State Park. It’s called Fiddle Tunes, and it sounds like joy. Centrum’s 43rd Festival of American Fiddle Tunes ...

American violinist Mark O'Connor has been a sideman for country stars and a soloist with symphony orchestras. Last week, he released his 36th album. But now, O'Connor has undertaken his biggest ...

Recorded in: Asheville (N.C.), Ararat (N.C.), North Carolina, Farmington (Ark.), Arkansas, Crowley (La.), Louisiana, Iuka (Miss.), Meridian (Miss.), Mississippi ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The thing about the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes: It’s far more than fiddling. Sure, major folks are gathering at Fort Worden State Park today for Fiddle Tunes, as the 36-year-old ...

Within hours of arriving at Fiddle Camp in Stillwater this week, students were learning the art of improvising from two masters. Bluegrass, explained Brian Wicklund and Joe Walsh, is all about ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook At the New York Philharmonic, concertos by Samuel Barber and Wynton Marsalis offered contrasting musical ideas: lyrical cohesion and ...