The Faculty of The Toledo Symphony School of Music
| Jenn BurnsViola & Violin Jenn Burns has been playing with the Toledo Symphony since 2007. She has also performed with the Tulsa Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, Champaign-Urbana Symphony and is a sub for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Jenn received her Master's Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, both in viola performance. Her main teachers have included Jeffrey Irvine, Mark Jackobs, Masumi Rostad and Rudolf Haken. Jenn has also participated in the Kent/Blossom and Round Top music festivals and has performed on a cruise ship with a string quartet for a summer. Jenn has enjoyed teaching children of all ages for many years with the Suzuki Method and traditional approaches. She received her Suzuki training on violin and viola from a long term program at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Kimberly Meier-Sims. She has also received additional teacher training from Pat D’Ercole, William Preucil, Sr. and Mimi Zweig. In her spare time, Jenn enjoys swimming, hiking, kayaking, reading and all things chocolate. |
| David DyerViolin & Recorder David Dyer has been a member of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra twice, having auditioned his way in again after five years with the Puerto Rico Symphony. A doubler, he is the only TSO member contracted as both a string (violin) and wind player (recorder). He has also performed with the TSO as a percussionist (Lion’s Roar), keyboardist (MIDI Sampler), viola da gambist, and sawist (musical saw). Dyer’s musical interests beyond the symphonic world have featured music outside the traditional symphonic repertory, particularly pre-symphonic and new music. He finds a particularly close kinship between the complex rhythms and forms of the late Middle Ages and serial compositions of the early 20th century. He directed the Old West End Baroque Ensemble, formerly in residence at the Toledo Museum of Art, for 9 years, and as a violinist for the Current and Modern Consort of Ann Arbor spent five years performing music by living composers only. |
| Renee GoubeauxCello Renee Goubeaux, cello, has been a member of the Toledo Symphony since 2003. In the summers she performs in Yellowstone Park with the Lake String Quartet. Renee is a Columbus native and began playing cello in a public school strings program. She went on to earn performance degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Western Michigan University. In 2007 she began training in cello pedagogy through the Suzuki Association of the Americas and currently teaches cello at the Toledo Symphony School of Music. Renee has been a young artist at the Scotia Festival in Halifax, a semi-finalist at the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition, and principal cello at the National Orchestral Institute. Her European performances include recitals in Poland with the Medea String Quartet and concerts with Opera Theatre of Lucca Festival Orchestra and as part of the World Expo in Lisbon, Portugal. She lives in Toledo with her husband, Robert.
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 | Rachael Schultz zeithamelPianoRachel Schultz Zeithamel earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and Dalcroze Eurhythmics from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Upon completion of the degree, Ms. Schultz taught at the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, Iowa. There she maintained a large Suzuki piano studio and created the Preucil School's first Dalcroze Eurhythmics program. In 2006, Rachel returned to CIM to pursue a Master of Music degree in collaborative piano. In addition to her work at the Toledo Symphony School of Music, Rachel is a part-time faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Bowling Green State University, and the Cleveland Music School Settlement.
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| Merwin SiuChamber MusicMerwin Siu holds the David W. Robinson Chair as the Toledo Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Second Violin, and serves as the Toledo Symphony’s Artistic Administrator. An enthusiastic teacher, Merwin’s private studio includes many prize-winners of regional competitions. He frequently adjudicates regional and statewide events, performs workshops and master-classes, and coaches students of the Toledo Youth Orchestra. In 2004, Merwin was recognized as one of the Toledo Business Journal’s 20 Under 40, celebrating young community leaders. He holds a Masters in Music from
E-mail: MSiu@toledosymphony.com |
 | Cheryl TraceViolin & ViolaCheryl Trace has been a member of the Toledo Symphony since 1991. But wait! There's more: Educated at Butler University, she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance. Her major teachers were Arthur Tabachnick and Vartan Manoogian. While in Indiana, she performed regularly with the Indianapolis Opera Company and the Arriaga String Quartet, in residence at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. She spent one summer at King's Island amusement park singing and playing fiddle in the country show. After one year of free-lancing in Indianapolis, Cheryl accepted a position with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. She also performed concerts with the Puerto Rico String Quartet, the Pops Orchestra and Concerto Chamber Players. She held a teaching position at the Conservatory String Program (founded by Pablo Casals), teaching violinists and co-directing the summer music program. She also did a great deal of recording studio work, playing jingles for commercials and albums for vocal pop artists. Her intention was to stay for one year.. Ten years later (the tropics were just TOO good), she took positions in Hartford with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and Hartford Opera Company. Upon arrival in Connecticut, the orchestra went on strike. This unfortunate event led to more auditions and soon after she was awarded a contract with the Toledo Symphony. She now performs regularly with Toledo Symphony String Quartet and the ZIN Quartet playing quite a number of educational programs, weddings and special events. She is also a founding member of Apollo's Fire (Cleveland Baroque Orchestra) playing baroque violin and viola and has performed two seasons with the Des Moines Metro Opera Company. Her musical projects/tours have taken her to places such as: Boston, Washington D.C., Aspen, Spain, New Zealand, Italy and Germany, among others. She has been the recipient of three Mellon foundation grants, each one designed to bring several free performances to the general public. Cheryl loves teaching as much as playing. She maintains a very active teaching studio, and founded Toledo Suzuki Strings in 1992, teaching violin to children as young as 4 years of age. She has no spare time, her family keeps her too busy. |
 | Tim ZeithamelViola and ViolinTim Zeithamel joined the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in 2008. He began studying the violin at age 3 with his mother, Sonja, co-founder of the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, IA. |
