GOOD & READY

Dana Goode &

The Castaglia String Quartet

Dana M. Goode Bio

       Violinist DANA GOODE  began touring and performing at age 16 as a member of a Dallas high school chamber ensemble under the direction of the brilliant Latvian cellist Lev Aronson.   Early concert locations included the amphitheater at Carthage in Tunisia, St. Cecilia’s in Rome, and several  performances in Athens and the Greek islands.  The ensemble also toured  Israel and Jordan, performing Handel’s Messiah during the conflicted Christmas season of 1972.

        Ms. Goode relocated to Germany to study with Dr. Guenther Kehr, founder and conductor of the Mainzer Kammerorchestor. While a member of the Staedtisches Orchester Mainz , she continued her studies during the summer at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy.  After returning to the U.S., she completed a Bachelor of Music degree at the Peabody Conservatory as a student of  Berl Senofsky, and a Master’s Degree in Violin Performance in 1986 with Mitchell Stern of the American String Quartet.   Ms. Goode also holds an M.A. degree from St. John’s College in Annapolis, (’91).  She currently teaches and conducts at  Notre Dame University of Maryland and at Stevenson University in Brooklandville, where she is concertmaster and assistant conductor of The Greenspring Valley Symphony.  A member of the former  Baltimore Opera Orchestra for many years, Ms. Goode’s performing experience includes  Annapolis Opera, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Delaware Symphony,  Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Washington Concert Opera, National Philharmonic, in addition to several local  chamber ensembles. Her two children, ages 16 and 18 are alumni of The Baltimore School for the Arts. 

The Castaglia String Quartet

    Well-known in the Baltimore-Washington area, The Castaglia Quartet was founded in the 1980’s by a group of Peabody Conservatory students. This group of friends were dedicated to performing  music of a variety of styles and genres, always  seeking the highest level of enjoyment not only for the audience, but for the musicians themselves.

   The membership has changed over the years, but the current incarnation of the quartet remains true to the original idea of combining examples of music from different eras to provide a memorable concert experience.  The musicians hail from Canada, Scotland and the United States, and have been performing together in many different venues for more than twenty years.  With a combined experience in opera, chamber music, musical theater, rock music, pop, and contemporary, the Castaglia Quartet brings a fresh perspective to every performance.

     “Castaglia” is the Italian spelling of the name of the naiad nymph of Delphi, who, according to Greek mythology, inhabited the prophetic spring of the Delphic oracle and was the source of inspiration for the Muses.