Viola, Violin, Conducting

JoAnna Cochenet, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, holds a Masters in Music in Viola Performance and Orchestral Conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM, 2010), a Bachelor’s of Music with certification in Instrumental Music Education and a Performer’s Certificate in Viola from Coe College (2008), situated in Cedar Rapids, IA.  She received numerous awards, scholarships, and grants to study at both institutions.  JoAnna studied conducting with Margery Deutsch, Dr. William Carson, the late Richard Hoffman, and Dr. Marc Falk and received coaching from Dr. Sharon Hansen and Dr. John Climer.  Her formal viola studies were with Lewis Rosove, Dr. Michael Kimber, and Beth Hoffman. 

She has taught privately since 2004, subs with the Omaha Symphony, and plays with Orchestra Omaha and the Kronberg Ensemble, a budding midwestern string chamber ensemble. Find more information about her on her website.