TEACHER OF VIOLA AND VIOLIN

DIRECTS STRING GROUPS

Johanna joined the BSM strings faculty in the Fall of 2020 teaching individual and group violin lessons as well as actively collaborating with several BSM teacher and student ensembles.

A passionate and devoted musician and pedagogue with more than 15 years of teaching experience in Colombia and the United States.

A native from Bogotá, Colombia, Johanna initiated her music education at an early age at the Universidad Javeriana Preparatory Music Program, later relocating to the United States to continue her professional studies in music.

Johanna holds a Master of Viola Performance with Violin Suzuki Pedagogy Emphasis from The Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford.

Johana recently joined the Bermuda Philharmonic Orchestra and since 2021 along with BSM faculty fellow Steve Crawford, founded Duo Latino (Viola and guitar) devoted to playing a diverse repertoire of Latin and Caribbean music as well traditional classic repertoire for both instruments.