Background
Huntley-Eaton, Joan Augusta was born on August 17, 1934 in Tulsa. Daughter of John Augustus and Edna Ruby (Van Brunt) Murphy.
Huntley-Eaton, Joan Augusta was born on August 17, 1934 in Tulsa. Daughter of John Augustus and Edna Ruby (Van Brunt) Murphy.
Student, New England Conservatory, 1953. Student, University Tulsa, 1954. Student, Boston University & North-East Conservatory, 1955.
Student, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1972. Student, Thronton Community College, 1972. Bachelor in Violin Performance, New England Conservatory Music, 1981.
Master in Violin Performance, University Massachusetts, Lowell, 1990.
Violinist Tulsa Philharmonic Symphony, 1949-1952, 53-54. First violinist Tassan Quartet, Chicago, 1962-1964, Hucasa Trio, Chicago, 1964-1972. Concert mistress, leader of various orchestras and chamber ensembles, since 1964.
Artist in residence Thornton Community College, Harvey, Illinois, 1968-1972. First violinist Bowforte Ensemble, Boston, 1973-1981. Associate professor Berklee College of Music, 1985-1991.
Designer, teacher pre-school instrumental and ear training classes Raygor Day School, Matteson, Ill, 1963-1965, Humpty-Dumpty and Young Men’s Christian Association Nursery Schools, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1976-1978. Organizer benefit concerts for tornado victims, Illinois, 1968.
Member Illinois Constitutional Committee. Active in Boy Scouts American and Girl Scouts. Active in Parent-Teachers Association, organist, Christian Science Church, Bonita Springs, Florida, since 2002, Christian Science Church Lexington, Mass, since 2002.
Member American Association of University Women.
Married Robert Walter Huntley, September 6, 1955 (divorced February 14, 1981). Children: Robert John, Gene Bush, Dawn Elise, Ben Patrick. Married Wilfred Cleveland Wright, September 13, 1992 (deceased April 2001).
Married Bruce Porter Eaton, August 4, 2006.