Jan-Marie Joyce has been Principal Violist of the Charleston Symphony since 1999. She has appeared frequently as a soloist, most recently performing Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with the CSO’s concertmaster Yuriy Bekker. She is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied under Stanley Konopka, Assistant Principal Violist of the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Cavani Quartet, the Cleveland Institute of Music’s resident quartet. While at CIM, she was the recipient of the Robert Vernon Prize in viola performance. She has also performed in masterclasses with Robert Vernon, former Principal Violist of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Dan Foster, Principal Violist of the National Symphony Orchestra.

Jan-Marie is the former Principal Violist of the Canton (OH) Symphony and was a member of the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra in Colorado for 23 years. She has performed with orchestras across the country including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Opera, Naples Philharmonic, Akron Symphony, Youngstown Symphony, and Erie Philharmonic. In the summer of 2005, she was invited to perform in Seattle Opera’s production of Wagner’s “Ring des Nibelungen”. She is currently on the faculty of the Charleston Chamber Music Intensive summer program, where she teaches viola and coaches chamber music. She has previously served on the faculty of the College of Charleston and the Charleston International Music School.

A Maryland native, Ms. Joyce began taking Suzuki violin at age 4 and switched to the viola at age 12. A committed teacher, her students have gone on to study at major conservatories and universities including Peabody Conservatory, University of Michigan, Eastman School of Music, Lynn Conservatory, and Carnegie Mellon University as well as receiving scholarships to summer festivals including Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, Atlantic Music Festival, Encore Chamber Music Institute, Brevard Music Center, and Charleston Chamber Music Intensive.

Ms. Joyce can be heard on a CD of chamber music for oboe and strings with members of her family. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Trumpet Performance.

Jan-Marie is married to Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s bass trombonist Tom Joyce and has three children, Anthony, Emma, and Kenneth, and a dog Noelle.