Ever wanted to play several string instruments at once? Well, now you (kind of) can... An Australian bow-maker has developed a hinged bow, allowing solo violinists to play several strings at once.

Josh Santana ’20, ’22, a Lowell native, fell in love with the violin when he was 7 years old after hearing a solo violin performance on television. “The sound was just miraculous, beautiful,” he says.

When I first picked up a viola three years ago I never imagined what a demanding instrument it would be. I wasn’t even sure what it was when I lifted it out of its dusty case, having just inherited it ...