River-rafting isn't usually on the agenda at a violin workshop, but sometimes it helps keep the music flowing. After days of mastering bow technique, experimenting with hand drums and turning ...

Robert Gerle, a concert violinist, teacher and author of books on violin technique, died Saturday, according to his son Andrew. He was 81. Gerle, who helped found the orchestra program at the ...

Darol Anger grips his bow loosely, wrist bent, and smacks it against the strings of his fiddle. The resulting sound, a small crunch, is like the crackle of a very tiny drum. “You can get some nice ...