Specialty
Suzuki Violin, Viola
Lynn Herndon Denney is a violinist, having studied with Dr. Joseph Bein of Miami University and trained in the Suzuki Music Method under Dr. Shinichi Suzuki through various summer music Institutes and International Conventions.
Denney earned her B.A. in Music Education with a full tuition scholarship at Bowling Green State University. While earning her M.M. in Music Education, Denney was a member of the Miami University Graduate String Quartet. During her time there, she performed with the Miami Symphony Orchestra at the Luxembourg Echternach Music Festival. A public string educator, Denney has taught strings in the Findlay City Schools, Northmont City Schools, Middletown City Schools, and was awarded the “2003 Middletown Teacher of the Year.” Denney taught string orchestra 4th-8th in the Wyoming City School District, enriching the community with collaborative artists such as Viper Violinist, Mark Wood, Barrage, Soon Hee Newbold, and Mark O’Connor.
Ms. Denney is a member of the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra, with past memberships in the Lima, Middletown and Clermont Symphonies. The Herndon Family (mother, sister, two sons and self) were honored with the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs “Family of the Year 2016.” She has co-directed District 14 JH Honor Orchestra for many years and has conducted other OMEA District Honor Orchestras. In 2022 she was awarded the Ohio String Teachers Association “2022 School Orchestra Teacher of the Year.”
Lynn Denney lives in the city of Wyoming where she resides with her husband John and two sons, Nicholas and Ian (along with her dogs and cats). Lynn is overjoyed to be joining Paul Bartel’s legacy, the Wyoming Fine Arts Center.
Lynn Denney
