Bio Highlights:

  • Orchestra & Opera Conductor

  • A Conducting Fellow with Allentown Symphony Orchestra (‘22)

  • Conductor: Handel’s Acis and Galatea; Assistant Conductor: Mozart's Die Zauberflöte; Sondheim 's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Weill’sThe Threepenny Opera; Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra

  • Conducting Experience includes working with musicians of Tacoma, Baltimore, Asheville, Norwalk, Allentown Symphonies and the National Presidential Orchestra of Ukraine as well as in competitions; and work with All-City, All-County, Honors, Faculty, and Youth Orchestras; College and Community Orchestras; and more!

  • Conducting Training includes mentorship by Sarah Ioannides, Jason Altieri, Diane Wittry, Markand Thakar, Harold Farberman, Dwight Oltman, Margery Deutsch, William Carson, and others

  • Professional Violist Performance experience includes: Omaha Symphony; Washington Chamber Orchestra; Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Rogue Valley and Olympia Symphonies, Tacoma Opera Orchestra; Broadway and other touring shows; professional chamber ensembles; and more!

  • Music Mentor: Has mentored over 1500 musicians (students of all ages through adults) and counting, through conducting ensembles, various musicianship skills and information training and classes, and creating and leading courses, retreats, lectures, and other activities

  • Awards and Honors: Has received numerous assistantships, scholarships, and grants for her work and studies

  • Education: DMA, MM, BM, Performer’s Certificate

  • Professional Development: Numerous professional development trainings and certificates

JoAnna Cochenet

Conductor