Joann Cho
Composition, Piano
Pianist, composer, and improviser Joann Cho performs regularly with Chicago based contemporary music ensembles Picosa, Fonema Consort, and Aperiodic. She has recently performed with members of Dal Niente, Eighth Blackbird, and Spektral Quartet in performances at Goodspeed Hall (University of Chicago), Gottlieb Hall (Merit School), Preston Bradley Hall (Chicago Cultural Center), and the Garfield Park Conservatory. Cho was a collaborating artist for "*And" - a 2013 release by Chicago based tape label, Parlour Tapes+, and she is currently recording an album of contemporary solo piano works entitled Elaeth Songs.
Cho received her M.A. and Ph.D. from University of California Santa Barbara in music composition, and her B.M. from Northwestern University in piano performance and music composition. Cho served as the Director of Bands and Choral Activities at Triton College from 2015-2019. She is currently music director for the Hobart Shakespeareans, an internationally recognized youth Shakespeare program in Los Angeles, lead by Rafe Esquith. Cho lives with her husband, Jonathon and their children, Elaeth, Matthias, and Sara in Forest Park.