Dana McComb
Cello
Phone: (804) 828-1166
E-mail: dmmccomb@vcu.edu
Canadian-born cellist Dana McComb has performed in orchestras across the continent including the Toronto Symphony, the Winnipeg Symphony, the Richmond Symphony and the Sacramento Symphony. She has participated in the Banff Chamber Music Academy, National Orchestral Institute, Kneisel Hall Music Center, Bowdoin Summer Music Festival and Meadowmount Summer Music School. An avid teacher, she has taught students at every level and age group. McComb served on the cello faculty of the Royal Conservatory in Toronto and the Eckhardt-Gramatte Conservatory of Music.
She was awarded the top prize in Chamber Music at the Canadian Music Competition as a member of the Continental String Quartet. She has spent her summers on the faculty of the Summer Music by the Lake Festival and the International Music Camp in North Dakota.
McComb received her master’s and bachelor of music degrees at the San Francisco Conservatory under the tutelage of Bonnie Hampton and Irene Sharp.
