DREWES, Joan Johnson

Joan Johnson Drewes was born into a musical family in Iowa and began composing and arranging music in high-school. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music (Boston), where she majored in composition and voice performance. After graduation, Joan performed as a vocalist, composer and arranger with jazz groups throughout Europe. She taught private voice and music theory and worked as a studio musician. Joan’s background in creating and performing jazz compositions is reflected in her choral pieces. “I am inspired by the use of harmonic clusters that resolve unpredictably”