JoAnna Cochenet USA + 1 (402).917.0827 [email protected] Conductor, Clinician, www.joannacochenet.com Music Educator Silver Spring, MD, USA 20904

Curriculum Vitae POSITIONS______

2016 – present Staff Conductor: Levine Music Washington, D.C./Maryland o Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Soloists and Levine School of Music Guitar (May ‘17) o Spring String Fling (June ‘17) o Adult Beginner/Intermediate String Ensemble (Creator)

2015 – 2016 Conductor: Northeast String Orchestra Clifton Park, NY Cover Conductor: Advanced Ensemble, and Prelude Strings  Conducted largest and namesake intermediate string youth orchestra through rehearsals and concerts/ outreach (32 members, ages 6-16+) for 30-33+rehearsals and 2-4 annual concerts; Level 2, 3, 4+ NYSSMA ( State School Music Association) standards o Performances and Events/Highlights: - Chamber ensembles outreach: Clifton Park Center Mall’s 6th Annual Holiday Open House - Conductor/Event Coordinator: Clifton Park Children’s Summer Performing Arts Family Series Outdoor Concert o Through local town hall, initiated, secured, and planned involvement for free concert at Clifton Common’s outdoor stage o No cost to the organization and added contribution of $700 from town to NSO concert budget expenses o First time the town of Clifton Park had hosted a youth orchestra on their outdoor stage series - String Festival Coach, Collaborative event: Empire State Youth Orchestra and Julius Quartet - -Concert Project (May 2016): featuring works by former/late NBC local composer Alan Shulman, working with son/guest cellist Jay Shulman  Member of Artistic and Fundraising and Marketing Committees - Recruitment/support orchestra auditions three times per season; Created database of local school teachers, donors, and businesses for advocating and recruiting, and fundraising and marketing plans; create and send press releases and administer social media site; promote purchase of concert program advertisements; assist in concert program booklet editing and poster creation; board and committee meetings and staff retreat - One of my press releases for the organization helped to make it’s spring concert featured in the Top 5 Things to Do in Clifton Park during the weekend May 20-22nd, 2016 on www.cliftonpark.com, a regional news source  Maintained effective working relationship and open lines of communication with Executive Director/Administrator and Music Director  Selected and prepared music/librarian for NSO group; set up and tear down rehearsal and concert venues  Mentored college student music assistant intern

Continued Cochenet, pg 2/13 Feb – Aug 2016 Music Director/Conductor: Grace United Methodist Church Ravena, NY  Directed and arranged for: o Adult Choir (14 members) and Children’s Choir (10 members) o Instrumental Ensembles and individuals, including guests to perform at service each week o Extra/Special events included: Easter Service; Memorial Weekend Performance and Sing-a-long; Children’s Sunday; Choir Sunday  Coordinated and prepared music for special events, including transcribing and arranging music o Proposed a budget for and obtained approval for $1,020 to hire 6 musicians for Easter service with less than a month from initial hire date to prepare special music that would not have otherwise happened for a significant church calendar day; secured raising the funds outside the budget; hired additional professional musicians for rehearsal and performance o Reinvigorated a music program that fell near dormant for a couple of years prior to my hire o Manage $350 budget for sheet music  Led congregation in song/hymn, and played music for other parts of service, rehearsed and performed on as needed or in absence of accompanist  Worked with Pastor, Guest ministers, and accompanist to select appropriate weekly music  Recruited and trained new members  Maintained choir robes, instruments, rehearsal spaces, and library; schedule other maintenance accordingly  Participated in planning meetings for: SPPRC (Staff Pastor Parish Relations Committee), Worship Committee, and Choir Members

2011 – 2015 Conductor: Omaha Conservatory of Music (OCM) Omaha, NE  Conduct Faculty-Student Orchestra at events (30 members); Chamber and Pre-Chamber Repertoire Ensembles (12-18 m., 4-12th grades); Baroque Camerata Ensemble (18 m.); Private studio: (39 m.)

2012 – 2015 Omaha Area Youth (OAYO) Omaha, NE Site Conductor: Prelude Strings-Omaha Conservatory of Music (2015 numbers: 39 at OCM site)  Recruit, rehearse and conduct the Omaha Conservatory of Music ensemble site (3-7th grades) for 8-weeks; assign sectional coaches; combine group pieces with all other sites and perform one piece separately; conduct site orchestra and entire group in concert (2015: 150 members; 2014: 140)  By my third year, my site had the largest enrollment numbers, having increased each year; by the fourth year, the site numbers were up 38% and still held the highest enrollment numbers

Guest Conductor/String Coach: Youth Conservatory Orchestra Retreat at University of Nebraska-Omaha for work with the Heartland Philharmonic (Feb. 2015)

Cover Conductor: Symphony Orchestra, Omaha, NE (Mar. 2015; Mar. 2013) Conservatory Orchestra (Feb. 2015)

2014 Conductor/Artistic Director: Omaha Premier Lab Orchestra Omaha, NE  String Orchestra; Vocal Soloists coaching and in rehearsal  Created ensemble to meet a need in community for professional educators and performers not in full-time ensembles to continue playing and learning new repertoire in a high caliber blended group as opposed to the wide-ranged levels of musicianship found in community groups  Met an educational need in allowing soloists a chance to hone their skills rehearsing with a live ensemble, and for contemporary to have their works played

continued Cochenet, pg 3/13

2008 – 2010 Graduate Assistant Conductor: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Community Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, String Orchestra (60-125 members) Milwaukee, WI  Rehearsed and conducted assigned music for concerts in fall, spring, and summer terms  Assistant to: Orchestra Director, Manager, and Librarian; Section percussionist  Symphony Orchestra: conducted rehearsals and performance for Children’s Concert

2009, 2010 Assistant Conductor: Upper Midwest String and Conference, College of St. Joseph- St. Benedict University St. Joseph, MN  Faculty String Orchestra (2010) and Chamber Orchestra (2009)

2008 Assistant Conductor, Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA  Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera; and Concert Choir for Baccalaureate Ceremony

GUEST, COVER, INVITATIONS, CLINICIAN, OTHER CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES______

2017 - present Rehearsal Cover Conductor: Northwestern High School Advanced and Intermediate Orchestras Hyattsville, MD 2016 Assistant/Cover Conductor: Symphony Number One (Sept) , MD 2016 Guest Conductor: Washington Waldorf Combined String Orchestras, (July) Bethesda, MD 2016 Guest Conductor: All-County Junior High Symphony Orchestra Rochester, NY Monroe County, NY Zone 2 (Mar.) 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Guest Conductor and Clinician: Grace Notes Community Orchestra Mukwonago, WI 2015 Guest Conductor: Double Bass Choir, Annual Bass Recital (May) Omaha, NE various instructors/performers and their students 2015 Guest Conductor: Northeast String Orchestra Advanced Ensemble rehearsal (Mar.) Clifton Park, NY 2014 Guest Conductor: Millard West HS Orchestra Concerts: Daytime Students, Evening Public, (Dec.) Omaha, NE 2014 Guest Music Director: Bickford Assisted Living Senior Choir, (Nov.) Omaha, NE 2014 Guest Conductor: All-City Orchestra Festival, West Allis-West Milwaukee, WI (Apr.) West Allis, WI (alma mater) 2014 Guest Conductor: All-City High School Orchestra Festival, (Mar.) Council Bluffs, IA 2013 Guest Conductor, Clinician, and Composer: Alice Buffett Middle School, (May) Omaha, NE 2013 Guest Clinician: Concordia Lutheran High School Orchestra, (Spring) Omaha, NE Semi-Finalist in several nationwide Conductor Searches

PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE______

2017 - present Music Adjunct Teacher: Strings, Viola/, Northwestern High School Hyattsville, MD Jim Henson Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts (50+ students orchestra program, 30+ violin/viola students) Large suburban magnet school: 97% minority enrollment/70% economically disadvantaged  Orchestra Rehearsal Cover Conductor  Support the primary orchestra director by way of: private lessons, sectional coachings, chamber ensembles, leading orchestra rehearsals several times during the year  Students participate in juries with faculty panel; Maryland Solo/Ensemble Festival and receive high rankings; Northern Band/Orchestra District Assessment Festival with Superior Ratings and to State Festival  Completed Safe Schools Training for Prince George Public County School System  Student recommendation letters

continued Cochenet, pg 4/13 2016 – present Faculty: Viola/Violin, Ensemble and Group Teaching, Levine Music Washington, D.C./Silver Spring, North Bethesda, MD Instructive Duties and Achievements Private Lessons  Teaching private (19+) students and strings/classes, quartet coaching, at: Main - NWDC, Strathmore, Silver Spring campuses  Student Achievements and Activities: o Participation in Solo Competitions: 2018 and 2017 Marlin-Engel Solo Competitions (D.C.) Intermediate Instrumental Division Honorable Mention Winner: Joaquin Moreno, violin; 2018 Best Handel Performance Competition from the Great Composers International Competition Series, 3rd Place Winner Tied: Joaquin Moreno, violin; 2017 Rockville Solo Competition (MD) o Student acceptance into: . (Levine) 2017-2018 “Rising Stars” Merit Program, one of four admitted, with 95% tuition covered . (Levine) President’s Club List Merit Program . (Levine) Dean’s List Merit Program . Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras, DCYOP, Washington Asian Philharmonic Orchestra, and other similar local youth music programs . Maryland All-State Orchestra, and Montgomery County All-County Honors Orchestras . Levine Chamber Music Program o Student Jury Distinction Recognition (Spring 2017) o Perform in campus-wide recitals o Selected to demonstrate instruments as volunteers for younger students in “First Music” classes Courses:  Adult Beginner/Intermediate String Technique and Ensemble*: o 2018-2019: Beginning and Intermediate Viola/Violin Courses and Ensemble o Summer 2018: String Ensemble; Boot Camp for Adult Beginners on Violin/Viola o 2017-2018: Beginning/Intermediate Viola/Violin Class Sessions 1, 2, and 3 o *Summer 2017: Beginning/Intermediate Viola/Violin Bootcamp (created and taught: initial bootcamp garnered enough attention and support to start developing an on-going program for beginner adult players, and to receive a grant of $1000 for the second year)  Summer Classes: o 2018 Violin/Viola Boot Camp for Kids o 2017 Created and taught Violin and Viola Adult* and Kids Bootcamps  Camp Levine: Summer 2017 Music and Arts Camp “Music in Our Backyard” Violin Instructor/Faculty Performer  Spring String Fling 2017: One-Day annual event of teaching and rehearsing students, conducting, performing

Faculty Member at Large Duties and Activities  Teacher Recommendation forms for student applications  Serve on jury panels every semester; Perform with colleagues at various chamber music engagements (Including: Kennedy Center for Acoustic Testing; embassies; private clubs)

2015, Fall Viola/Violin Teaching Artist for Kids 4 Harmony, Berkshire Children and Families Center Pittsfield, MA  Based on El Sistema model: Music as a vehicle for social change in semi-urban locations for grades K-8 (40+ students)  Leading and co-teaching beginning and advanced school-aged string ensembles, string sectionals, general music concepts, and private lessons in rehearsals and concerts Concert examples: Pittsfield 3rd Thursday Street Concert; Casual Concerts, Holiday Concert  Focus on building community and skills primarily through ensemble playing; demanding technical skills continued Cochenet, pg 5/13  Assist in North Adams, MA, second program site  Attend and participate in regular professional development meetings and opportunities with other teaching artists and social workers through social services agency; assist with family meetings

2011 – 2015 Full Time Artist Faculty at Omaha Conservatory of Music Omaha, NE  Private lessons in viola/violin (39 students) - While studying with me, my student(s): Received leadership positions in Omaha Area Youth Orchestras: Concertmaster, Assistant Concertmaster, and Co-Associate Principal and have been accepted into all levels of the organization; are accepted into school, youth, and all- state honors orchestras; perform in regular studio recitals and recruiting events; student recognized for KVNO Classical Kid's in March 2015; receive scholarships; performed in master classes of Maria Newman and Scott Hosfeld Taught over 25 classes and ensembles:  On-campus teaching duties: o 2015: Coach and play in side-by-side with Winter Festival Orchestra o 2013-2014: Chamber and Pre-Chamber Music Ensembles; Violin Book 1B/2 Class o 2012-2013: Chamber Music Groups and Pre-Chamber Music Repertoire; Adult Violin/Viola Choir; Violin Books 1A (6+), 1B, and 3, Viola Book 1; Coordinate all String Group Classes to collaborate on concerts o 2013, 2012: Violin and Viola Summer Bootcamp Classes: Adult, Elementary, Middle, and High School o 2012 Summer Institute “iOCM” – Teaching Artist Faculty for student (youth-adult) attendees: Violin Chamber Technique Class, Beginner Theory, Symphony Viola Sectionals o 2011-2012: Saturday Enrichment Classes: Beginning Theory for 6-11 year olds; Baroque Chamber Camerata for junior and senior high school students  Off-campus teaching and performing duties: o Recruitment at local schools and communities searching for linked programming o 2013: Lead and Assistant Teacher with Violin Sprouts classes at Benson West Elementary, after- school program modeled after El Sistema combined with Suzuki philosophy for preschoolers; assisted in grand finale performance collaboration with Omaha Symphony o 2012-2013: Upper Strings at Kroc Community Center o 2012: Play Out! Morton Middle School pilot program – Teaching courses in upper strings and a substitute for a portion of the brass instrument course o 2012: “Suzuki Sprouts”© at OCM and at Jewish Community Center-Child Development Center – 4, 6, 8-week introductory courses in violin for children ages 3-5  Attend faculty string pedagogy sessions; Other special event or work presence; Substitute for other faculty as needed; Play in Student-Faculty side-by-side concert; Evaluate graduation performances

Private String Teacher: 2016 – present (4+ students) Silver Spring, MD o Student accepted into Washington, DC Youth Orchestra Program 2008 – 2011 (10 students, age 5-adult) Milwaukee, WI 2004 – 2008 (5 students, age 8-adult) Cedar Rapids, IA  While studying with me, my student(s): o performed in regular studio recitals and received high rankings at Solo/Ensemble festivals o has been accepted into top tier ensembles for the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestras, and performed at the 2010 Wisconsin State Music Educators Conference

continued Cochenet, 6/13 2008 Summer Program Music Teacher, Tessa’s Black Entertainment & Youth Center, Inc. Milwaukee, WI  Organized and executed lesson plans for urban youth ages 6-18 (6 weeks, 8 students) in non-profit organization  Collaborated with program director and assistant teacher in organizing local field trips

ADJUDICATION, COACHING, GUEST ARTIST/TEACHER______

2017-2018 Substitute, Judge, Coach, Youth Orchestras of Prince William Woodbridge, VA 2016 String Festival Workshop Instructor Schenectady, NY “Beginner Shortcut String Playing: Hacking Practice to Work for You”: Empire State Youth Orchestras, CHIME Ensembles, and Northeast String Orchestras 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Guest Artist (Master Class): Mukwonago String Academy Mukwonago, WI 2015 District 2 Music Festival Adjudicator (Solo/Ensemble): Nebraska School Activities Association, Omaha, NE Nebraska School Activities Association, Benson High School (Apr.) 2015 Mock Jury Audition Preparation: 2nd Associate Concertmaster Omaha, NE 2014 Adjudicator; Section Coach: Nebraska Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra, Lincoln, NE UN-Lincoln (Nov.) 2014 Chamber Music Coach: Omaha Chamber Music Society Collaboration at UN-Omaha Omaha, NE with Project Trio 2011 – 2015 Sectional Coach: Omaha Area Youth Orchestras Omaha, NE 2012 Adjudicator: Frontier String Ensemble auditions Omaha, NE 2011 Sectional Coach: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Community Orchestra Milwaukee, WI 2010 Chamber Music Coach: Milwaukee High School of the Arts Milwaukee, WI 2007 Adjudicator: West Music Fiddle Fest Competition Coralville, IA 2007 Adjudicator: St. Joseph Middle School Band auditions Marion, IA

PROFESSIONAL AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY: PUBLICATIONS, WRITINGS, RESEARCH, COMPOSITIONS, OTHER WORKS AND DOCUMENTS_

ARTICLES: "Clinic Ideas for Your Ensemble or Organization." The Bridge, Newsletter of the New York Chapter of American String Teachers Association. Featured Article. Print. Annual, 2015. "The Dilemma of (and Solutions for) Trying to Be Creative." Stringing Along, Newsletter of the Nebraska Chapter of American String Teachers Association, 10-12. Print. Spring 2015. - Selected for reprint as a Studio Teaching Tip in American String Teacher Journal, 94-5. August 2015. "A Woman Leading An Orchestra," Women in Higher Education, Vol 24, Issue 2, Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company. Copyright © February 2015.

"In Praise of Three Teachers: A Memorable Concert." My Community Now. West Allis Now, January 5, 2015. Web. January 6, 2015. (http://www.westallisnow.com/userstoriessubmitted/287495801.html) "Priority Pyramid." Stringing Along, Newsletter of the Nebraska Chapter of American String Teachers Association, 18-21. Print. Spring 2014.

COMPOSITIONS: Strings 2007 “Strolling” for String Trio. 2007 “Hurry!” for String Trio. 2006 “Trio” and “Trio No. 2” for String Trio. 2006 “Bubbles” for . 2006. Performed at Coe College International Cultural Show. continued Cochenet, 7/13 2005 “B Minor String Quartet (Interlude)” for String Quartet. 2007 Iowa Student Composer’s Forum Honorable Mention-College Division 2005 “Dance in F” for Viola and Piano. 2005 “Waltz” for Viola and Piano. “Viollaby” for Viola and Piano. Unfinished.

Other (select) 2011 “Pain So Deep” for Voice and Piano. 2005 “A Song” for Piano. Various arranging as needed for ensembles.

DOCUMENTS: 2014 Full Orchestra Warm-Ups for Clinics with an Unfamiliar Ensemble - helpful basic tool for a guest conductor

ESSAYS: 2014 The following listed on academic website: https://independent.academia.edu/JOANNACOCHENET (www.academia.edu) "A Global Musical Mission" - my mission of social responsibility and impact of music education "A Lifetime of Preparation" - preparing for a career in music and teaching "Bliss of the Orchestral Sound" - for the pure love and joy of orchestral sound "Taking Back Control of My Inner Ear" - on maintaining a well-trained ear after working with non- professionals "That's Not Music! That's Not Even Natural!" - on an a-musical experience "The 21st Century Disappearing Folk Song Culture" - on the effects of the 21st century lifestyle as it pertains to folk music "Thoughts on Thinking" - on teaching students how to think, especially in the 21st century "Who is Teaching Whom" - an accolade to students as well as teachers, and the teaching vocation

PROGRAMS: Children and Family Orchestra Concert Program Concepts (in progress)

WORKS IN PROGRESS: BOOK: Applying Creative Techniques to Learning Styles in Music and Music Education (working title) Observations of different learning styles in students and helpful activities for teaching music along with non- musical material, through the use of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences and other research on learning processes POETRY COLLECTION: Untitled: A collection of over 130 original poems (in editing process)

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, ADVOCACY, COMMITTEES, COMMUNITY______

2018 - present Boulanger Initiative: Founding Education Committee Member Washington, D.C. Organization committed to the promotion of women through performance, education, and commissions 2017 Service Donation: Private and Group Lessons to Springbrook High School Online Auction Silver Spring, MD 2015 Lecturer: Two Part Presentation: Part I: The Loss of Music and Other Connections to Ourselves; Part II: Priority Pyramid - on the dissolution of folk music in 21st Century American culture; a systematic practice technique, Mukwonago String Academy Mukwonago, WI 2013 Lecturer: “Puzzle Pieces,” - on solid practice techniques, Mukwonago String Academy (Apr.) Mukwonago, WI 2013 Lecturer: Seminar: “Variations on a Theme of Score Study Methods,” - approaches to score study Coe College Conducting II Class, (Feb.) Cedar Rapids, IA

continued Cochenet, 8/13 NOTABLE MENTIONS______

The Kapralova Society: Women Conductors Database List

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS______

2018 Conducting Workshop and Concerts CWC 2018 Master Class Festival with Christopher Lyndon-Gee and The National Presidential Orchestra of Ukraine, Performances on Kiev’s International Bouquet Summer Stage Kiev, Ukraine 2018 European American Musical Alliance – Nadia Boulanger Institute (Paris), Winter Retreat , NY with Dr. Philip Lasser and Dr. Benjamin C.S. Boyle 2017 Smoky Mountain International Conducting Institute and Conductors Competition Full Participant with Dwight Oltman Waynesville, NC 2015 Omaha Symphony: Educator as Maestro Participant with Thomas Wilkins and Ernest Richardson, Omaha, NE 2014 American Musicological Society Conference Milwaukee, WI 2014 League of American Orchestras Conference Seattle, WA 2013 Bard College Conducting Institute Fellow with Annandale-on-Hudson, NY Also advised by Leon Botstein, Raymond Harvey, and Eduardo Navega 2013 Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Summer Conducting Course Participant with Markand Thakar, Baltimore, MD 2013 Beyond the Baton Conducting Gestures Workshop Participant with Diane Wittry Allentown, PA 2012 Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Workshop with Markand Thakar, Auditor Baltimore, MD 2012 Beyond the Baton Seminar, Conducting Participant with Diane Wittry Norwalk, CT Annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic Chicago, IL Ongoing Auditing/Observations: Rehearsals (various: professional, pre-professional, amateur, youth, opera); Educator as Maestro 2013 with Thomas Wilkins, Omaha Symphony; Bard Conducting Workshop observations/ lectures with: Guillermo Figueroa, Gianmaria Griglio, Lawrence Golan, Mark Gibson, Apo Hsu; Opera Omaha Sitzprobe for“Carmen”

GRANTS, ORGANIZATIONS, PROJECTS, AND FUNDRAISING ______

2018 Received Levine Music Faculty Grant Award in the amount of $1000 for curriculum and program development of the second year of my initiative: Adult Beginner/Intermediate Course and Ensemble for 2018-2019 school year 2016 As Music Director for a Church: Secured $1020 for Easter service guest professional musicians 2016 Northeast String Orchestra, Summer Series Concert, NY: Secured $700 for new event for youth orchestra 2015 Group Administrator/Moderator by invitation for Facebook Group "OrchestraList "; social media group extension of the email discussion forum, with the addition and purpose of networking and tasteful promotion 2014 Director: Fellowship for Muse-ic Education, Professional Development open forum meetings discussing music and education related topics 2013 Individually raised $2,150 in under two months in order to attend two summer conducting professional development workshops, covering almost 50% of total fees

continued Cochenet, 9/13 SUPPORTING EXPERIENCE, APPOINTMENTS AND INTERNSHIPS______

2016 Summer Aston Magna Music Festival Artist Administrator, Aston Magna Foundation for Music and the Humanities, Inc.  Coordinate Festival Concert events at 3 locations: o László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory, Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY o Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock Great Barrington, MA o Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Great Barrington, MA  Worked with over 30 world-class musicians in festival  Arrange logistics, rental fees, and transportation as needed for keyboard instruments at performance venues  Create and arrange ticket orders; Arrange logistics for artists: musical, room or carpool accommodations  Stage and House management; reception and food for artists and concert-goers; Assist Executive Director with staffing events

2015 Summer Substitute Private Teacher, New City School of Music New City, NY

2011 – 2015 Rangbrook Ensemble, 501(c)3, Founding member, Violist Omaha, NE  Actively programming concerts available to anyone at free or low-cost entry, specifically geared toward younger audiences for the purpose of recruiting and educating  Assist in fundraising; increase ensemble visibility as a non-profit educational entity in Midwest  Designing promotional materials and collaborating with local businesses and schools

2011 – 2012 Omaha Conservatory Administrative Assistant Omaha, NE  Recruitment and assist families, guests, and students with registration  Compiled database of schools and institutions state-wide for recruitment  Data-entry into Donor Perfect; Managed website and newsletter; prepared bulk mailings for families and donors and materials for board meetings; edit grant proposals  Building, room, and faculty scheduling and management; special event assistance

2008 – 2010 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Graduate Project Assistant: Orchestra Milwaukee, WI Assistant Office Manager (organized and oversaw processes for seating auditions, rehearsals, and concerts; publicized for the orchestras, competitions, fundraising, and concerts; compiled concert programs and other documents; acted as liaison for the orchestra department; coordinated High School Honors Orchestra Festival and Concerto Competitions)  Stage Manager (handled set-up logistics for rehearsals, sectionals, and concerts)  Sound Operator (prepared sound needs for dress rehearsals and concerts for both school orchestras)  Assistant Librarian (prepared music and orchestra documents for students and director)

2010, 2009 College of St. Joseph-St. Benedict University, Upper Midwest String and Chamber Music Conference, Teaching Intern St. Joseph, MN  Assisted in overseeing 70 – 7th-12th grade string campers: Observed and assisted master teachers with auditions; coached sectionals, technique classes, chamber groups, and orchestra rehearsals; and arranged set-ups for chamber rooms and stages  Attended faculty-led pedagogy sessions for interns; Performed in Faculty String Orchestra Concerts  Lead Intern (2010)  Created a master observation rotation schedule and advised other interns for the duration of the camp continued Cochenet, 10/13  Prepared and led a conducting and reading-orchestra session for interns and counselors  Offered a conducting coaching prior to reading-orchestra session and evaluation meeting following the session

2007 Linn-Mar Community School District, Student Teacher Marion, IA  Led 5-12th grade orchestras (124 students), gave private lessons (50 students)  Conducted rehearsals, sectionals, and concerts

2004 – 2008 Violist, Alma A. Turechek String Quartet, Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA  Coordinator; Treasurer; Public Relations/Tour and Concert Organizer  Research Symposium Presentation (2008): “Anatomy of a Fugue – An Analytical Approach to the Fugue”

2004 – 2008 Music Department Work-Study Student, Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA  Live Sound Reinforcement Operator and Recordist; House Manager  Recruiting Assistant; Orchestra Librarian  Supported sound needs for Collage Show Choir tour (’05) to Indianapolis and NYC

2005 – 2008 Mu Phi Epsilon Professional Music Fraternity, Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA  Vice President; Inter-Fraternity Representative; Stage Manager

FORMAL MUSICAL TRAINING ______

Private Instrument Study Viola 2011 Clark Potter, Lincoln Symphony/UN-Lincoln, (single lesson) 2008 – 2010 Lewis Rosove, UWM 2005 – 08 Dr. Michael Kimber, Coe College 2005 Suzanne Wagor (summer) 2004 Beth Hoffman, Coe College 1995 – 2004 Mary Pat Michels, Lynn Trinkl, Jeannette Wee-Yang, Susan Stachelski Violin 2003 –04 Mary Pat Michels 2006 – 08 Carey H. Bostian II, Coe College Bass 2007 – 08 Gary Palmer, Coe College Piano 2004 – 08 Marita Wolgast, Coe College Trombone 2008 Bryan Hardester, Coe College Percussion 2007 Alan Lawrence, Coe College

Conducting 2012 Kenneth Meints, Director of Orchestra Omaha and Omaha Conservatory of Music Artist Faculty  Orchestral score study 2008 – 2010 Margery Deutsch, Professor of Music, UWM, Director of Orchestras  College string, chamber, and full orchestra literature UWM Committee members: Dr. Sharon Hansen, Director of Choirs; Dr. John Climer, Director of Bands 2008 Dr. Marc Falk, Associate Professor of Music, Coe College Choirs  The Threepenny Opera; choral literature 2007 Joshua Reznicow, Director of Orchestras, Linn-Mar High School, Marion, IA  High School string and full orchestra literature

Continued Cochenet, pg 11/13 2007 Dr. William S. Carson, Professor of Music, Coe College, Director of Bands  Concert band and chamber orchestra literature 2006 Richard Hoffman, former Alma A. Turechek Professor of Music/Women’s Chorale Director  Choral literature Chamber Music 2004 – 08 Carey H. Bostian II, Coe College 2005 – 08 Red Cedar Chamber Ensemble, Marion, IA

Composition//Music Technology 2005 – 06 Dr. Jerry Owen, Coe College 2007 Brett Wolgast, Coe College Working knowledge of Mackie & Yamaha live sound reinforcement and recording systems, Sibelius, Finale, Sound Forge

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE ______Solo 2010 Graduate Viola Recital, UWM (December) 2008 Senior Viola Recital, Coe College (March) 2007 Junior Viola Recital, Coe College (March)

Colleague Collaboration Recitals2011 Molly Lieberman, Conducting (UWM) 2010 Paul Thompson, Conducting (UWM) 2008 Kevin Preslan, Composition (Coe) 2007 Sarah Wedgewood, Violin (Coe) 2006, 2007 Theresa Sparbel, Soprano (Coe) 2006 Amanda Ludwig, (Coe) 2005 Thad Sentman, Composition (Coe)

Large Ensemble Experience 2016 – present Washington Chamber Orchestra, Rotating: Principal, Assistant, and Section Viola Columbia, MD/Fairfax, VA 2016 – 2017 Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington (substitute, was offered twice but declined due to conflict), Reston, VA 2016, 2015 Bard Conductors Institute Orchestra, NY, Substitute Section Viola and Violin 2015 Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, NY, Substitute Section Violin 2015 Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra; and Orchestra of Northern New York, NY (substitute, was offered but declined due to conflict) 2011 – 2015 Omaha Symphony Orchestra, NE, Substitute Section Viola; have been called several times for concerts each year: Masterworks, Pops, Family 2011 – 2014 Orchestra Omaha, NE, Principal Viola 2012, 2013 Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, IA and Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, NE (substitute, was offered but declined due to conflict) 2008 – 2011 UWM Symphony Orchestra, WI viola (Principal Viola 2010-2011) 2011 UWM Community Orchestra, WI, Substitute Viola 2008 – 10 UWM Community Orchestra, WI, percussion 2004 – 08 Coe Symphony Orchestra, Chamber, and String Orchestras, IA, Principal Viola (toured to Canada, ‘06) 2005 – 06 Lovely Lane United Methodist Church Handbell Choir, substitute, IA 2005 – 08 “Collage” Show Choir, sound technician (with tour to NYC), IA 2006 Coe Chamber Orchestra, IA, Viola Soloist: Sinfonia Konzertante, K. 364, Mov’t I. W. A. Mozart Continued Cochenet, pg 12/13 2004 – 08 Coe College Concert Choir, alto (tours to Minnesota ’06 & Costa Rica, ‘07), IA 2004 – 08 Coe College Music Department, sound technician, IA 2007 Iowa City Community String Orchestra, IA, viola 2005 – 07 Walahroo Drumline, percussion, IA 2006, 2005 Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, IA, Substitute Viola (Summer 2005, Fall 2006) 2001 – 04 West Allis Central H.S. Orchestra, WI, Principal Viola, Section Violin; Viola Soloist: Portrait No. 2 (E.B.B.) for string orchestra, B. Britten (performed 2004) 2002 – 04 UWM High School Honors Orchestra, WI, Assistant Principal Viola 1999 – 2004 Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, WI, viola 1999 – 2004 St. Augustine Church Choir, alto and violist, WI

Chamber Music Experience 2011 – 2015 Rangbrook Ensemble, Omaha, NE, viola, founding member 2013 Omaha Chamber Music Society American Music Concert, string quartet, viola 2011 Ad-Hoc Chamber Sight-Reading Ensemble, Omaha, NE, viola 2009 Violist’s Night Out featuring viola chamber music of Dr. Michael Kimber, viola 2008 UWM Wind Ensemble Chamber Group, viola 2004 – 08 Alma A. Turechek String Quartet, viola 2005 – 07 Red Cedar Chamber Music Now! Program, viola (with state-wide tours) 2005 – 08 Mu Phi Epsilon Music Fraternity Recitals, viola, alto 2007 Three Canons for two violas by Michael Kimber, performed on viola with Michael Kimber (February) Iowa Composers Forum Concert, Coe College

Other Performance Experience: Pit Orchestras: Viola - Lil' Abner, My Fair Lady!, Gypsy, Once Upon a Mattress, Hello, Dolly!, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Noye’s Fludde

Film Orchestra: Viola - Maria Newman Silent Film, Omaha Conservatory of Music: Mary Pickford "Tender Hearts, 1909" (2012)

Pop/Rock/Tour/Religious/Other Freelance: Trans-Siberian Orchestra (violin, 2014), Coronation of the Knights of Ak- Sar-Ben under the direction of Chuck Penington (violin, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011); Il Divo Sinfonietta (viola, 2013); Distant Worlds Philharmonic with Arnie Roth and Nobuo Uematsu (viola, 2013); Richard Marx (viola, 2012);

Street Performer and Strolling Musician (farmer’s markets, downtowns, festivals, banquets); Voices of Omaha presents “Handel’s Messiah” (viola, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011); Various Church Cantatas and Services (viola, violin, 1999 – present); Performances in Washington, D.C. area at: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, British Embassy, U.S. Institute of Peace, US-Korean Music Festival, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, Metropolitan Club of D.C. , Center for Strategic & International Studies (2017)

Master classes and Workshops: DC Klezmer Workshop 2017/2018 with Howard Ungar; Wolfgang David, Patricia McCarty, David Miller (performed); Susanna Perry Gilmore, Cynthia Phelps, Michael Ludwig, Maria Newman, Scott Hosfeld (attended)

Shared Stage with (examples): Seong-Jin Cho, Sylvia McNair, Joshua Bell, Soovin Kim, Garrick Ohlsson, Jennifer Koh

Continued Cochenet, pg 13/13 AWARDS AND HONORS ______University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 2008 – 2010 Graduate Project Assistantship; Graduate Chancellor’s Award

Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA 2007 Dean's List, Spring Term 2005 – 2008 Presidential Grant 2004 – 2008 Presidential Academic Scholarship; Schauwecker Music Scholarship 2005 Sigma Phi Mu Lawson Music Prize

Iowa Student Composer’s Forum 2007 Honorable Mention-College Division for my composition “B Minor Quartet” for String Quartet

West Allis Central High School, West Allis, WI 2004 National High School Orchestra Award; Music Educator’s Scholarship

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS______2013 – present American String Teachers Association; Chapters: NE, NY, MD/DC 2012 – present League of American Orchestras 2015 – present International Alliance for Women in Music 2012 – 2014, 2008 – 2010 Conductors Guild

EDUCATION ______MM in Orchestral Conducting and Viola Performance – (December 2010) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI  Graduate Project Assistant, Graduate Assistant Conductor  Graduate Viola Recital (December 2010), Principal Instructor: Lewis Rosove Graduate Conducting Recital (May 2010), Principal Instructor: Margery Deutsch o Thesis: “From Score Selection to the Performance: Teaching from the Podium – Discussion and Analysis of Works by Copland, Schubert, Kimber, Vivaldi, Vaughan-Williams, and Kilar” Studying and conducting scores from first rehearsal to performance, a pedagogical approach

BM in Instrumental Music Education with Certificate; Viola Performance Certificate - (2008) Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA - Cum Laude

Special Training, Additional Learning: MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses): -Northwestern University: Coursera "Teaching the Violin and Viola: Creating a Healthy Foundation" (Fall 2014) Faculty: Stacia Spencer -UC San Diego: Coursera "Learning How to Learn" Faculty: Dr. Barbara Oakley, Dr. Terrence Sejnowski (Fall 2014) -Curtis Institute of Music: Coursera “From the Repertoire: Western Music History Through Performance” (Fall 2013) Faculty: David Ludwig, Dean of Artistic Programs; Jonathan Coopersmith, Chair of Musical Studies Received: Statement of Accomplishment with Distinction

Other: String Pedagogy artist-faculty classes at Omaha Conservatory of Music; Instructor: Ruth Meints (2012 – 2013); Suzuki Association of the Americas, Teacher Training Violin/Viola Books 1-2, Cedar Rapids Symphony School (2005) Cedar Rapids, IA, Trainer: Martha Shackford

Language: English: Native French: Intermediate conversational, formal study (speaking, reading, writing) Spanish: Basic conversational (speaking, reading, writing)