Bethany Dame is passionate about juxtapositions, performing historic music in contemporary spaces and contemporary music in historic spaces.

She regularly explores the intersection of science and music with the goal of bringing herself and her audiences into a sense of awe and wonder.

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An avid collaborator, she has worked with multiple choirs, orchestras, chamber groups, and composers, including the Hope College Chapel Choir, Peabody-Hopkins Conservatory Choir, and recording Trevor Zavac’s commissioned work Hymn for a Broken World.

 

In the 2024-2025 season, she is serving as the Organ Scholar at the Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore. Accolades include being a Finalist of the Schweitzer Organ Competition in 2024, winning Hope College’s 2022-2023 Concerto/Aria Competition, performing on the Muskegon-Lakeshore Young Artist series in Fall 2022, winning first prize in both the Michigan Federation of Music Clubs and Annamae Rotman organ competitions in 2019, and playing at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

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Bethany is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Organ Performance at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, where she studies with Dr. Daniel Aune. She joined the organ studio on a trip to Paris in the summer of 2023 and enjoys serving as the graduate assistant for the Peabody ensemble library. She holds both a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance from Hope College in Holland, Michigan, where she completed additional studies in piano, percussion, and physics. Her past organ instructors include Dr. Chris Dekker, Dr. Huw Lewis, and Dr. Elizabeth West.

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A native of Kentwood, Michigan, she attributes her coordination skills to growing up as a competitive fencer. In the car, she is most often listening to Steely Dan, Sammy Rae, Aubrey Logan, and Jacob Collier. When she is not on the bench, she enjoys reading, journaling, rock climbing, and making French Press coffee.