Sunday, February 9, 2025, at 2 PM
Saugatuck Douglas Library – Admission is FREE
174 Center St, Douglas, MI 49406
Amanda Dykhouse, violin
Katie Bast, violin
Lauren Garza, viola
Lee Copenhaver, cello
Program
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Fantasy Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 5
GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings George Walker
ANTONIN DVORÁK String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American”
ARTISTS
Amanda Walvoord Dykhouse began to study the violin at age five with Ellen Rizner. She went on to graduate from Interlochen Arts Academy and attend Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. She graduated with highest honors from Rice University in Houston, Texas, with degrees in music and religious studies. She pursued further training at the Meadowmount School of Music and Music Academy of the West. Her primary teacher was Kathleen Winkler. She subsequently pursued a Master of Divinity at Western Theological Seminary in Holland.
Amanda is currently the concertmaster of the Holland Symphony Orchestra and the principal second violin of the West Michigan Symphony in Muskegon. She performs frequently throughout the area, including several appearances as a soloist with the Holland Symphony Orchestra. She also plays regularly on the Free@3 recital series and the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. She maintains a violin studio in Holland. Her students have won numerous local awards, including the Holland Symphony Orchestra’s concerto competition, have appeared on the NPR program, “From the Top,” and have been admitted into highly competitive undergraduate music programs. In addition to her musical activities, Amanda has served as a pastor (RCA) at two churches in Holland, Michigan.
Holland resident Katie Bast received her Bachelor’s of Music in Violin Performance from Southern Methodist University and her Master’s of Music in Violin Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy from the University of Minnesota. She is an Assistant Concertmaster of the Holland Symphony, a member of the West Michigan Symphony and the Holland Bach Society. Katie has published articles in the American Suzuki Journal, been awarded the Suzuki Association of the Americas “Certificate of Achievement” for teaching excellence and teaches in her home studio as well as at workshops around the country including the Blue Lake Suzuki Family Camp.
Lauren Garza is a Holland native and principal violist of the Holland Symphony. While she enjoys playing with her talented colleagues, her true joy is teaching. She maintains a private studio and facilitates experiential music programs with community partners through her Harmony Scholars Mobile Studio. She is the lead teaching artist and program manager for Tune Up, in Muskegon, MI. Lauren is also an artist in residence with the West Ottawa public schools orchestras. She is a graduate of Michigan State University (DMA and MM) and Hope College (BM).
Lee Copenhaver taught music theory/analysis, ear-training, counterpoint, and orchestration courses at Grand Valley State University. He has presented sessions on hymnody at Westminster Presbyterian Church and has conducted many small ensembles. He earned a BS and an MM (music education) and then an MA (cello) and a PhD (music theory) from the University of Iowa