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SZYMKO, Joan

Joan Szymko
Image courtesy of the composer's website.

Szymko is pronounced “SHIM-koh” (IPA: [ʃɪmko] 

Born in Chicago in 1957 

  • Szymko is a Portland-based choral composer and conductor. 
  • Szymko studied choral music education at the University of Illinois Urbana and composition at the University of Washington. 
  • Szymko became Artistic Director of Portland’s Aurora Chorus in 1993 and served in that position for 26 seasons. She recently retired from the position and is now Artistic Director Emerita. 
  • Szymko’s choral music has been commissioned by many ensembles within and outside of Portland, and has been published by Oxford University Press, earthsongs, and many other publishers.1

Joan Szymko’s website 

Sources

  1. Joan Szymko, “Biography,” JoanSzymko.com (2021), accessed February 25, 2022, https://www.joanszymko.com/about. 

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