Viola Edna Beck Van Katwijk (26 February 1894 – 25 December 1980)[1] was an American composer[2] and pianist.
"[4] Van Katwijk was born in Denison, Texas, to German immigrants Mina Frank and Max Oswald Beck.
[5] Van Katwijk made her debut as a solo pianist with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1914.
[1] With her brother Curt, a violinist, she toured as part of the Beck-Allen Trio until her marriage to Paul van Katwijk on July 15, 1922.
She joined the piano faculty at Southern Methodist University, where Paul was the dean of the School of Music, and taught there from 1922 until her retirement in 1955.