About JoAnna
JoAnna Farrer is a member of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, as well as a sought after chamber musician, solo performer, singer/songwriter, and orchestral musician in the US and abroad. She has performed as a soloist in the Berlin Philharmonie with the Goteborgs Symfoniker, and has premiered new solo works by contemporary composers at 'Jazz at Lincoln Center' and the Chelsea Art Gallery.
With Itzhak Perlman, JoAnna has performed the Vivaldi Concerto for four violins at Carnegie Hall, as well as in a Live from Lincoln Center broadcast. She has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic.
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As a concertmaster, she has worked with conductors such as James Conlon, James DePreist, and Lorin Maazel, including performances of Britten's "The Turn of the Screw" at the Kennedy Center with Maestro Maazel. She has served as guest concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, NY's Opera Moderne, and as concertmaster on many occasions with Juilliard Orchestra ensembles while studying with Glen Dicterow. She has toured as a guest artist with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada.
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Active as a Celtic musician, JoAnna has performed mixed-genre works on both electric and acoustic instruments in NY, Chicago, and London. She has performed with Irish and Scottish artists such as Alasdair Fraser, Andy Lamy, and Natalie Haas. She has a wide variety of classical chamber music experience, including performances with artists such as Pinchas Zukerman, Emanuel Ax and Itzhak Perlman and has appeared at Merkin Hall with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
JoAnna has performed as a featured artist in the XIV International Chamber Music Festival in Lima, Peru, performing with musicians from Germany, Peru, Chile, and the United States. She has performed chamber and solo works as the United States representative at the Kyoto International Music Festival, and JoAnna was a SYLPH (Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund) fellow, collaborating with artists from Poland, Austria, Italy, France and the U.S. for performances in Paris, Kyoto and New York.
JoAnna was the featured artist on the Dame Mira Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago. This solo recital was broadcast live on WFMTFM and its 300 affiliated cable stations, and was also featured on the WQXR McGrawHill concert artist showcase.
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JoAnna was accepted as a scholarship student at the Juilliard School at age 7. When she was 9 years old, Itzhak Perlman suggested that she study with Ms. Patinka Kopec at the Manhattan School of Music. She is an alumna of the Perlman Music Program, and has participated in the National Arts Centre Young Artist Programme, as a student of Pinchas Zukerman. She completed her Master's Degree at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Glenn Dicterow, former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic.
A practicing Wiccan since age 12, JoAnna is High Priestess of the North Wyldewood Coven, and is the creator and host of the Coffee and Divination podcast. She lives in northern VT with her husband and their many farm animals including 17 chickens, 3 goats, a horse, a dog, and 7 cats.