The center of the strings program is 23-year-old teacher Nathan Strick, who took the Avon job fresh out of the University of Connecticut.

Generations of players have come through a ground-breaking string education program that supports young musicians at every stage of development.

Harriet Bishop strings program: Sarah Heyden, the new strings instructor at Harriet Bishop Elementary School, watches third-grader Tayja Sallie play the cello.

WILLIAMSTOWN — The Williamstown String Program will host its Spring Concert on Thursday at 7 p.m. inside the high school’s old gymnasium. The Spring Concert is themed “Ireland to Appalachia ...