Dee Martz, Director, Viola

dmartz@uwsp.edu

Dee Martz, professor of viola at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point also serves as Director of the American Suzuki Institute, the oldest and largest Suzuki summer school in North America.  Mrs. Martz’s studies as a merit scholarship student with David Dawson at Indiana University led to her membership in the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, la Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional del Peru, the Indiana String Quartet, the J.S. Bach Chamber Orchestra and her current position as principle violist in the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra.

An active member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, Dee was elected to the Board of Directors in 2001 and served as its secretary until 2007.  She has served as Chair of the Institute Committee, Viola Coordinator for the 1996 and 2004 Teachers Conference, as a member of the Latin American committee and as a member of the Teacher Development Challenge Team that formulated the new teacher trainer application and evaluation process.

A frequent performer and clinician Dee Martz has presented at many SAA Conferences as well as in 25 states, the territory of Puerto Rico, several provinces of Canada, Chile, Peru and Australia.  Mrs. Martz has the privilege of performing on the 1773 Cosio Guadagnini viola which is on loan from the Copernicus Cultural Foundation.