SISK-PURVIS, Joanna

Dr. Joanna "Jo" Sisk-Purvis is a musician, educator, and book writer. Jo is an accomplished flutist, conductor, and composer with music degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill, Northwestern University, and the University of Southern California. A champion of contemporary composers, she commissioned and premiered works by composers including Andrew Norman, Vincent Ho, and Bear McCreary before their careers launched onto the international stage. Joanna has taught music at Carolina Friends School since 2008, is music director for the Durham Savoyards and the Stone Soup Theatre Company, freelances in the Triangle area, and composes songs for her community.