ZIN is Toledo’s finest special occasion string quartet, providing the highest quality music for discriminating consumers. Violinists David Dyer and Merwin Siu, violist Cheryl Trace and cellist Renee Goubeaux are full-time members of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, one of the best regional orchestras in the country. Versatility, flexibility, and professionalism are our strengths. This ensemble has extensive experience providing music for weddings, receptions, concerts, private parties and other special occasions.
The members of ZIN have played in Washington’s Kennedy Center, Quebec’s Place des Arts, Cleveland’s Severance Hall, concert halls in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, and throughout the U.S. We’ve accompanied silent movies, poetry slams, sporting events – heck, we’ve even played on the streets! Most importantly, we have played in almost every venue in this region…from churches to parks, restaurants to hotels, art galleries to private residences. We appear as soloists in front of symphony orchestras…and strolling violinists for receptions. The four members of ZIN can take any moment and turn it into a special event through the power of great music. And yes, we do weddings. We LOVE weddings. The members of ZIN have performed over 1000 of them. And we will work with you to make sure that your wedding is unique and memorable.
Meet the members of ZIN
DAVID DYER, violin
- Violinist with the Toledo Symphony for 25 years
- Played with the Casals Festival, Puerto Rico and Santa Fe Symphonies
- Co-founder of the Old West End Baroque Ensemble
- Soloist with Toledo Symphony, Apollo's Fire, and other orchestras
- Degrees from Boston University, University of Michigan, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Case Western Reserve University
RENEE GOUBEAUX, cello
- Cellist with the Toledo Symphony for 7 years
- Played with the Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Columbus Symphonies
- Co-founder of the Lake Quartet, quartet-in-residence at the Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park
- Semi-finalist in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, with appearances in Krakow, Poland and Lisbon, Portugal
- Degrees from Western Michigan University and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
MERWIN SIU, violin
- Violinist with the Toledo Symphony for 10 years, also the Orchestra's Artistic Administrator
- Played with the Richmond, Louisville, and Owensboro Symphonies; co-concertmaster of the Domaine-Forget and Echternach Festival Orchestras
- Multiple solo appearances with the New Mexico Symphony, the Racine Symphony, the Cleveland Pops, and the Toledo Symphony
- Founder of the Aeolus Festival, Toledo's first contemporary music festival
- Degrees from McGill University and Indiana University
CHERYL TRACE, viola
- Violinist with the Toledo Symphony for 17 years
- Played with Indianapolis, Puerto Rico, and Hartford Symphonies
- Violinist and violist for Apollo's Fire, Ohio's finest Baroque orchestra
- Concert tours of Spain, Puerto Rico, Germany, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand
- Degrees from Butler University
All four members of the ZIN quartet are dedicated teachers and members of the Toledo Symphony School of Music faculty.
