Dana Bevard began piano at the age of five and violin at the age of eight. She started private violin lessons using the Suzuki method before auditioning and being accepted at Peabody Preparatory in Baltimore, MD. She earned her B.M. from the University of Maryland and her M.M from Florida State University, where she held a graduate assistantship in studio teaching under Corinne Stillwell.
A versatile performer in solo, chamber music, and orchestral music, Dana Bevard has previously held positions with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Panama City Pops, and Sinfonia Gulf Coast. She has performed with orchestras at the Strathmore Music Center, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Kennedy Center, and the Egyptian Embassy in Washington DC. In addition to having an active orchestral career, Dana has also performed in many chamber groups including piano trio, flute quartet, and string quartet. Most recently, she participated in a chamber music series in Tallahassee, FL where groups performed Beethoven string quartets at local businesses and churches throughout the community.
In her most recent solo recital, Dana gave the only publicly recorded performance of Khan’s Recitative: Elu D’vorim by American composer Gabriela Lena Frank. She enjoys playing music by underrepresented composers and is passionate about promoting music by women and people of color. She aims to incorporate some of these pieces into her teaching repertoire.
Her principal teachers include David Salness, Corinne Stillwell, Ivan Stefanovic, and Shannon Thomas. She has also received training from David Kim (Concertmaster, Philadelphia Orchestra), Lisa-Beth Lambert (National Symphony), Jose-Luis Novo (Annapolis Symphony), and Joel Smirnoff. She currently plays with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and is on faculty at the International School of Music in Bethesda, MD.