Background
Garniss, Joan Brewster was born on August 10, 1940 in Bangor, Maine, United States.
Garniss, Joan Brewster was born on August 10, 1940 in Bangor, Maine, United States.
Bachelor of Music, Boston University, 1962. Master of Music, Boston University, 1991.
Private practice, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, 1954-1958, Hingham, Massachusetts, 1963-1965, Waltham, since 1974. Frequent adjudicator/evaluator student events, Massachusetts. Frequent adjudicator/evaluator, New Hampshire.
Co-founder, president Waltham Band Parents, 1979-1982, Waltham Music Festival, 1994-1997. President Friends Waltham Public Library., 1980-1983 (board director 1980-1989, 1995—2009. Trustee Waltham Public Library., since 1986, chairman since 2010, co-chairman fundraising committee, 1995-1996.
Director children's choir, All Saints Church, 1963-1966. Volunteer Boston Public School, 1969-1973. Active City Council Citizens Committee Transportation, Waltham, 1977.
Member UUA/Master of Arts Northeast District (human relations chairman 1967-1970), League of Women Voters (vice president 1979-1983, president 1983-1985, secretary 1997-2003, board director, since 2003, Outstanding Member award 1995), Music Teachers National Association(representative East Division Community Outreach 1995-1997, Indiana Music Teacher Forum oversight committee 1997-1999), Massachusetts Music Teachers Association (vice president 1987-1991, president-elect 1991-1993, president 1993-1997, immediate past president 1997-1999, Teacher of Year 2007), New England Piano Teacher Association (co-chairman junior recitals committee 1982-1988, student master class 1988-1990, director 1988-1990, chair Ensemble Festival, 2000-2005), Massachusetts Library. Trustees Association, Lexington Music Club, Mu Phi Epsilon, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Daughter of William Ayer Brewster and Constance Miriam (Witham) Page. Adopted d. Woodrow Evans Page. Married Howard Freeman Garniss, August 26, 1962.
Children: Gretchen, Jonathan.