Past events Joanna has participated in:

• Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 Joanna will be giving a recital at the Panasci Chapel on the campus of Le Moyne College at 7:30pm with pianist Kathleen Haddock and violinist Travis Newton. Repertoire will include songs by Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Robert Schumann,Claude Debussy, and English and Irish folksong arrangements by Rebecca Clarke.

• Joanna was one of four soprano finalists considered for the Adams Vocal Fellowship at the Carmel Bach Festival '07 in California. In the letter from the Festival, director David Gordon remarked that her singing was "stylish and vibrant."

• Friday, November 17th Joanna will be performing for Le Moyne College's gala, Founder's Day, with pianist Fred Karpoff.

• Saturday, November 25th at 8pm, Joanna joins Winsor Music in the Emerging Artists Concert at Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusettes Ave., Lexington, MA. Program includes selections from Handel's "L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, ed il Moderato," and BWV 159 “Sehet, wir gehen hinauf gen Jerusalem.” For tickets, please call 781-863-2861.

• Saturday, December 2nd at 6pm, the Le Moyne College Singers host the Christmas Revels Dinner (directed and produced by Joanna) in the James Commons at Le Moyne College. Come out for an evening "in the court of Queen Elizabeth" for Christmas carols, period dance, costumes, and a Renaissance-style feast. Joining us are Sterling Renaissance Faire veteran Maria deMitchell as Queen Elizabeth, and historical music specialists John and Sondra Bromka of Bells & Motley. Doors to the James Commons will be opened at 6pm for audience seating. A cash bar will be available from 6-6:30 and the performance will begin promptly at 6:30pm.For tickets/table reservations, please call the Le Moyne Performing Arts Office at (315) 445-4523. Adults $30, Seniors $20, Students $15. (Further discount available for Le Moyne students with active meal plans by calling the PAC office.)

• THE WORLD PREMIERE OF The Altar of His Country: Letters from a Civil War Soldier Thursday, October 5th, 2006 at 7:30pm at Le Moyne College's Music Journeys. After almost two years of work, Upstate New York composer Josh Daniel Coles has finished the chamber piece Joanna commissioned for baritone, soprano, string quartet, and piano! Daniel Seigel, a baritone newly graduated from Peabody’s Opera Diploma program, will be singing the role of William Gurley. Gurley was a Civil War soldier who corresponded with Joanna’s great (times four) grandmother, Fannie Bradley. For tickets, please call (315) 445-4200.

• CONGRATULATIONS!
  Joanna has been employed by Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY, as the director of its vocal program as well as director of the Le Moyne College Singers. She begins work this fall.

• "Check out "Photos" for a look at pictures from Joanna's recital of 20th Century American Music at Music Journeys on March 3rd, or click the link to learn more about Music Journeys. http://www.lemoyne.edu/vpa/mj_current.htm
  

• Coming up:
  Join us for a program of Opera Scenes! At Peabody Conservatory, May 2nd at 5pm in Griswold Hall, Joanna will be joined by baritone Daniel Seigel, soprano Heather Kniotek, mezzo-soprano Jessica Renfro, soprano Rebecca Duren, tenor Matthew Heil as well as pianist Ana Brajovic and flautist Rachel Choe to present opera scenes from Le Nozze di Figaro, The Elixir of Love, Der Rosenkavalier, L'Enfant et les Sortileges, and The Crucible. Free and open to the public. See you there!