Beth Dzwil, violist, is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts, where she studied with long time principal violist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Joseph dePasquale.  She is a founding member of the Fairmount String Quartet and is principal violist of the Fairmount Chamber Ensemble and the Pottstown Symphony Orchestra.  She has been featured as a soloist with the Pottstown Symphony, the Buxmont Chamber Players and the Fairmount Chamber Ensemble.  In 1995, she was the subject of a Philadelphia Inquirer feature article.

Beth’s diverse musical activities often take her outside of the classical world.  She studied jazz with the Turtle Island String Quartet and has performed internationally and recorded five critically acclaimed jazz albums with the Tyrone Brown String Sextet.  It is her work with this group that earned her the status of voting member in the Grammy organization.  She also performs with the contemporary Christian band “For the Spirit”.

In spite of her demanding performing life, Beth feels it is important to pass on, through teaching, the love of music and the musical legacy that has been passed down to her through many generations of master violinists and violists.  She has been teaching violin and viola and coaching chamber music for over 25 years.  In addition to maintaining a private teaching studio, she teaches at Chestnut Hill Academy, Germantown Friends School and Springside School.