Joanne S. Na is a composer who shapes sound through the exploration of textures and colours, crafting musical narratives that evoke emotions and invite reflection. She often draws inspiration from nature, literature, artworks, and places.
Joanne S. Na is a composer who shapes sound through the exploration of textures and colours, crafting musical narratives that evoke emotions and invite reflection. She often draws inspiration from nature, literature, artworks, and places.
She is the recipient of the Ann Southam Prize of the Canadian Music Centre and the winner of several competitions, including the WASBE International Composition Contest, NAfME Student Composers Competition, and the Pioneering Voices Choral Series Composition Competition. Her music has been featured at the Banff Centre Chamber Music, Du Vert à l'Infini Festival, LunART Festival, Northwestern University New Music Conference, Vancouver Sonic Boom Festival, University of Michigan Organ Conference, Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium, Vancouver Chamber Choir concert, as well as on Arcade, an album by clarinetist Wonkak Kim, released by MSR Classics.
She has worked with prominent artists and ensembles, including Grammy-winning soprano Estelí Gomez, Wonkak Kim, Kenari Quartet, Saxophilia Saxophone Quartet, Standing Wave, Turning Point Ensemble, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra, Victoria Symphony, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Currently, she is pursuing a doctorate at the University of British Columbia, studying with Dorothy Chang and Keith Hamel, while serving as a coach for Contemporary Players Ensemble. She holds degrees from Rutgers University and the University of Oregon.
