Described by The Guardian as "a considerable talent", performances of Joanna’s works include London Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera, BBC Singers, Opéra National de Paris, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, BBC Proms, Jane Manning, Orchestra of the Swan, Royal Swedish Opera and Aldeburgh Festival.

Joanna has received two BBC Proms commissions, recordings of her work by London Symphony Orchestra and NMC, and a commission for Aldeburgh’s Britten Centenary celebrations. She composed English National Opera’s first children’s opera directed by Katie Mitchell, a community opera for 2,000 performers, and another children’s opera that toured to 70 UK theatres and schools.

Recent commissions include a large-scale collaborative work for London Symphony Orchestra performed at a concert in Trafalgar Square, and a set of songs for Britten Pears Arts’ Friday Afternoons project for worldwide use by primary schools.

Joanna holds a PhD in composition and Honorary Membership for outstanding achievement from the Royal Birmingham Conservative. She was tutored by Oliver Knussen, Richard Causton, Edwin Roxburgh and Joe Cutler, was BCMG Apprentice Composer-in-Residence and studied on the Britten-Pears Contemporary Composition course, LSO Panufnik scheme, Jerwood Opera Writing course and at L’Académie du Festival d’Aix.

Joanna is an experienced music educator and worked as composer assistant to Paul Englishby, including music for an Oscar-nominated film, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Abbey Road Studios, Ronnie Scott’s and The Royal Ballet.

contact

(email: info@joannalee.co.uk)