Joan is Associate Principal Double Bass with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, a position she has held for the past 19 years. She is also solo bassist with ELISION, a new music ensemble now based in the United Kingdom.
With ELISION, Joan has performed Australian and world premieres of solo bass pieces as well as ensemble pieces commissioned and written especially for the group. ELISION has toured throughout Australia and Europe and is currently ensemble in residence at the University of Huddersfield in the UK.
Joan has performed with a number of chamber ensembles both within Western Australia and nationally, including the Australian Chamber Orchestra and at the Australian Chamber Music Festival, as well as performing solo recitals and teaching at various double bass conferences and music camps both in Australia and the USA.
She teaches privately and for the University of Western Australia, and many of her students are now playing professionally in Australia and overseas.
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