White, Joanna
Professor - Flute
Biography
Joanna Cowan White, professor of flute at Central Michigan University, has taught at CMU since 1987. She is principal flutist for the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra and the Midland Symphony Orchestra and performs with the Powers Quintet, Eclectic Trio, and Crescent Duo. Joanna White can be heard on Flights of Fancy, (Centaur Records 2603,) Bremen Town Musicians, (Centaur Records 2774,) Gems for Woodwind Quintet, (White Pine Music,) Woodwind Echoes, (White Pine Music,) and The Clarinet Chamber Music of Alvin Etler (Centaur Records.)
She has performed at the National Flute Association, International Clarinet Association, and International Double Reed Society Conventions and other events in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, California, Washington D.C.; Las Vegas, Nevada; Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico; London, England; Okaya and Kiryu, Japan; and Assisi, Italy.
White has written articles for Flute Talk, Flutist Quarterly, The Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association Journal, The Instrumentalist, the National Association of Wind and Percussion Instructors Journal and just had a flute poem published in The Flute View.
Joanna White conducts the Central Michigan University Flute Choir, judges for the Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association, and recently served a two-year term as Secretary on the executive board of the National Flute Association. She received the bachelor of music degree from the University of Southern California, master of music degree from Northwestern University, and the doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Michigan. Her flute teachers included Walfrid Kujala, Janet Woodhams, Patricia Garside, Roger Stevens, Thomas Nyfenger, Judith Bentley, Clement Barone and Leone Buyse.
Recent Scholarships
White has performed at the National Flute Association, International Clarinet Association, and International Double Reed Society Conventions and other events in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, California, Washington D.C.; Las Vegas, Nevada; Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico; London, England; Okaya and Kiryu, Japan; and Assisi, Italy.
White has written articles for Flute Talk, Flutist Quarterly, The Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association Journal, The Instrumentalist, the National Association of Wind and Percussion Instructors Journal and just had a flute poem published in The Flute View.
White, Joanna: "Flute and Clarinet Together", Flute Talk, pp. 26-27, September 2009.
White, Joanna Cowan, Flute Teaching Tips for Instant Improvement, Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association Journal, Fall 2009.
White, Joanna Cowan: Teaching Musical Interpretation, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Journal, pp. 6-12, Summer 2009.
White, Kennen; White, Joanna; Nichol, John, "Empfohlene Werke für die Besetzung Flöte/Klarinetter/Saxophon und für Flöte/Klarinette und Klarinette/Saxophon", White, Kennen; White, Joanna; and Nichol, John, Rohrblatt: Die Zeitschrift für Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott und Saxophon. 3 pp February, 2008.
White, Kennen; White, Joanna; Nichol, John, "The Eclectic Trio: Recommended Trios and Duos for Flute, Clarinet, and Saxophone", The Clarinet, 5 pages, Journal of the International Clarinet Association, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 35-37 (2006)
White, Joanna Cowan White ** "Walfrid Kujala, Orchestral 'Untangler'", The Flutist Quarterly, vol, 31, no. 1, pp. 56-62 (Fall 2005)
White, Joanna Cowan, The Art of Resume Writing; Instrumentalist Publishing Co., Northfield, Illinois, vol. 22, p. 24 (April 2003)
© 2002 The Instrumentalist Publishing Co., reprinted with permission. Subscribe to Flute Talk at 10 issues yearly for $13 (student group subscriptions for only $7 each) at www.flutetalkmagazine.com, or by calling 888-446-6888.
White, Joanna Cowan, "Woodwind Quintet Literature," Instrumentalist, Instrumentalist Publishing Co., Northfield, Illinois, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 56-60 (January 2003)White, Joanna Cowan, Etudes Off the Beaten Path; National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Journal, pp. 4-8 (Fall 2003) © National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Journal
White, Joanna Cowan, Woodwind Quintet Literature, Flute Talk; Instrumentalist Publishing Co., Northfield, Illinois, vol. 22, no. 3 pp. 19-21 (November 2002) © 2002 The Instrumentalist Publishing Co., reprinted with permission. Subscribe to Flute Talk at 10 issues yearly for $13 (student group subscriptions for only $7 each) at www.flutetalkmagazine.com, or by calling 888-446-6888.
White, Joanna Cowan, Intonation - Just and Tempered, Flute Talk: Instrumentalist Publishing Co., Northfield, Illinois, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 8-13 (April 2002) © 2002 The Instrumentalist Publishing Co., reprinted with permission. Subscribe to Flute Talk at 10 issues yearly for $13 (student group subscriptions for only $7 each) at www.flutetalkmagazine.com, or by calling 888-446-6888.
White, Joanna Cowan, Performance Guide, Jacques Ibert's Trois Pieces Breve, A Performance Analysis; Flute Talk: Instrumentalist Publishing Co., Northfield, Illinois, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 12-13 (March 2002)
Cowan, Joanna Article about Anton Torello, International Society of Bassists Journal (Winter 1986)
More about Joanna White
Publications & Presentations
Brementown Musicians
Clarinet Chamber Music of Alvin Etler
Flights of Fancy
Gems for Woodwind Quintet
Woodwind Echoes