Friday Afternoon Classics, noon - 5:00 pM

The late Joanne Moryl joined WMNR, following a long career on the music faculty of Western Connecticut State University, where she taught music history and piano, and appeared in many solo and chamber music recitals.

Joanne was the pianist for the New England Contemporary Ensemble, which toured all over the East Coast and in South America. She had extensive performance experience with traditional literature as a recitalist, chamber music player and soloist with various orchestras. Later she specialized in introducing the works of contemporary composers, and could often be seen playing as much inside the piano as on the keyboard.

Joanne was co-founder of the Charles Ives Center for American Music, which had its inception at the Canterbury School in New Milford, and which was responsible for launching the careers of many young American composers. She brought to her programs a lifetime of involvement with and passion for great music and a passion for sharing that love with listeners.