Joan Augusta Huntley-Wright

Background

Huntley-Wright, Joan Augusta was born on August 17, 1934 in Tulsa. Daughter of John Augustus and Edna Ruby (Van Brunt) Murphy.

Education

Student, New England Conservatory, 1952-1953; student, University Tulsa, 1953-1954; student, Boston University & N.E. Conservatory, 1954-1955; student, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1970-1972; student, Thronton Community College, 1970-1972; Bachelor in Violin Performance, New England Conservatory Music, 1981; Master in Violin Performance, U. Massachusetts, Lowell, 1990.

Career

Violinist, Tulsa Philharmonic Symphony, 1949-1952, 53-54; first violinist, Tassan Quartet, Chicago, 1962-1964; first violinist, 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, Boston, 1985-1991. Designed, teacher pre-school instrumental and ear training classes Raygor DaySch., 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.

Achievements

• Joan Augusta Huntley-Wright has been listed as a notable Musician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Illinois Constitutional Committee. Active in Boy Scouts American and Girl Scouts. Active in Parent-Teachers Association.

Member American Association of University Women, North Shore Women in Business, Boston Musician's Assn, Southwest Florida Symphony.

Interests

• Avocations: avid reader, walking, working out.

Connections

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.

Father:

John Augustus Murphy

Mother:

Edna Ruby (Van Brunt) Murphy

Spouse:

Wilfred Cleveland Wright

Spouse:

Robert Walter Huntley

child:

Robert John Huntley-Wright

child:

Gene Bush Huntley-Wright

child:

Ben Patrick Huntley-Wright

child:

Dawn Elise Huntley-Wright