On a recent evening in a second-floor room of the University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, Joshua Pongsitiphon tries out the final chords of a funeral march on a slightly out-of-tune piano.

FAIRHAVEN — The Unitarian Memorial Church Choir, under the leadership of music director and organist Dwight Thomas, will present a service of “Lessons and Carols” at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 15. The program ...

An Arlington-based nonprofit offering music lessons to low-income students is aiming to double its program size through new community engagement efforts. Play it Forward, a nonprofit by local music ...