Iris Piano Trio Violinist and Business Operations Director

Joanna Owen holds a doctoral degree from the Eastman School of Music and serves as a faculty member at both George Mason University and the Mason Arts Academy. Her extensive orchestra experience includes her current position as Associate Concertmaster of Maryland Symphony, as well as previous positions with the Rochester Philharmonic and the Syracuse Symphony. During a four-year contract with the National Symphony, she performed regularly at the Kennedy Center, as well as around the world on four international tours.

A native of Poland, Joanna is co-founder of Concertino, an educational initiative that brings chamber music and literature to school children in the Warsaw metropolitan area. In the past 20 years the organization has presented over ten thousand concerts. Additionally, she has served as a volunteer for the Hospice of the Chesapeake.