Our Story
Dvoje (pronounced, “d-voh-ye”) is translated to “us two,” from Bosnian, the first language of our guitarist. We are your affable guitar-cello duet, sharing music on your special day.
Toby Demidzic’s passion for music and guitar began in his early years. As a child, he was constantly listening to music, especially classic rock. Some of his guitar heroes are Dave Uhrich, Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour, Steve Vai, and Zakk Wylde. He was first introduced to Dave Uhrich at the age of 8 and was inspired to study under the tutelage of Dave ever since. The lessons with Dave were structured for each individual student, and that motivated Toby to become a guitar teacher that has the ability to construct lessons catered to each student’s interest and techniques.
He later went on to Harper Community College to study jazz guitar with Peter Aglinsks and classical guitar with Steven Vazquez, while continuing his lessons with Dave Uhrich. Harper Community College presented opportunities for Toby to perform with jazz ensembles, guitar ensembles, and concert choir. His pursuit to be better informed on guitar playing and performance led him to Southern Illinois University, where he studied under Isaac Lausell. His lessons were wrapped around classical guitar technique, jazz transcriptions, and studies, guitar etudes, and techniques. He also performed with jazz combo and jazz band, from bars to concert halls. Toby also had the opportunity to take composition and sound art classes – where he found exciting interests in audio editing, sound manipulation, audio engineering, and composition. He created, edited, and produced an EP, Memento Mori, as his final project.
His teaching experience began when he was 16, where he gave private individual lessons. Toby is enthusiastic about incorporating his experience as a musician and guitarist in teaching. He adopts the interest and passion of his students and creates lesson plans accordingly. Toby’s dedication to music, guitar, and teaching make him an exemplary model to his students.
Eunice Koh’s passion for cello began when she was 11, even though she started with the piano at the age of 3. A versatile cellist from Singapore, Eunice believes in sharing memorable and diverse experiences with a global audience through the curation of engaging programmes and cross-cultural collaborations. She is also passionate about sharing her experiences through maintaining extensive chamber music activities and performing with different musical genres locally and internationally. Eunice was invited to perform in a recital at the South Carolina Chamber Music Festival, and premiered a newly commissioned work, Festivals: from Sounds of Singapore by Chee-Hang See.
Eunice is a firm believer of exploring various styles and genres of performing. As an avid advocate for world music, she regularly curate solo and chamber programmes that represent different heritages. Eunice is a member of fusion ensembles, Stringwerkz, a Chinese string quintet, and Open Score Project, a syncretic ensemble that uniquely converges different music cultures in Singapore. She is also the cellist of Some Strings Attached, an ensemble currently based in Columbia, South Carolina, that values creativity, flexibility, and diversity in their music programming, juxtaposing classical and popular styles. She graduated from University of South Carolina (DMA), Southern Illinois University (MM), and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore – Royal College of Music, London (BMus with Hons). Her teachers include, Claire Bryant, Eric Lenz, Zhao Yu Er, Amanda Truelove, and Chen Yang Guang.
Eunice believes in continuously inspiring people and the community to keep the music playing. Her creative energy continues in her music studio through her dedication and commitment to teaching.