Joanna Tomlinson has established an outstanding reputation for her work as conductor, singer and vocal coach with choirs of all ages and sizes.
She is Artistic Director of the Military Wives Choirs – a network of over 70 choirs, bringing together women who have connections to the military.
She is the conductor of London-based Constanza Chorus, with whom she has conducted the London Mozart Players and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. The choir has featured at the BBC Proms and performed across Europe including St Peter’s Basilica, Rome. She also conducts the Whitehall Choir, with whom she has performed at Sinfonia Smith Square and made premiere recordings including by Cecilia McDowall.
Joanna often features as guest conductor with the BBC Symphony Chorus, Epiphoni and at the Royal Opera House on their Sing at the ROH programme. She has also delivered workshops and community singing programmes for Glyndebourne Opera, the Association of British Choral Directors and Association of Teachers of Singing.
As Principal Conductor of National Youth Choir’s Female/Non-Binary choir for five years, she made numerous recordings and conducted at venues including the Royal Albert Hall in London. In her time as Artistic Director of the internationally renowned Farnham Youth Choir they were winners of two gold medals in the 2019 European Choir Games and featured in the live final of ITV’s X-Factor in 2018.
Having gained a Distinction in Singing from the Royal College of Music, Joanna brings to her work the knowledge and experience of singing with world-class professional choral groups such as the BBC Singers, London Voices, Gabrieli Consort, Philharmonia Voices and Sonoro.
