Joan Steinmann earned a Bachelor of Music degree from The University of Utah in Vocal Performance. As a student she performed in numerous operas and ensembles including the University of Utah Singers; under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred. Joan Steinmann has directed the Choir Program at Paradigm High School, a small charter school in the Salt Lake Valley since 2006. Under her direction the Paradigm Choir program has performed extensively through Utah, including as guests of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Salt Lake Vocal Artists, and the Cash Valley Children’s Choir. In 2018 the Paradigm Choirs toured the Washington D.C. area with Organist Andrew Unsworth, Principal Accompanist for the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. Joan Steinmann has served as Treasurer for ACDA Utah since 2015, and is an active member of UMEA. In the Summer she teaches Opera Workshops with the University of Utah Youth Program. From 2006 to 2014 Joan Steinmann also taught German at Paradigm High School.

At age 7 little Joan attended her first Opera, The Marriage of Figaro, at Omaha Opera. She decided right then and there, that she wanted to be an opera singer. She told her Mother she was going to “quit piano and be a singer.” Fierce battles over piano lessons continued for the next decade. Luckily by 8th grade, Joan’s parents allowed her to switch from piano to voice. Singing became her main love, up until as a senior in college Joan was asked to direct a community choir. She fell head over heels in love with conducting, a romance that continues today and rivals her passion for singing.

In the summer of 2019 Joan started writing an original musical “Solve for X” to get out of writing a 2,500 word essay. Joan has done extensive research in autism, ADHD, and other spectrum disorders. “Solve for X Musical” is the story of an autistic boy, Weston Zeitgeist, navigating his first year of high school with a treasure map as a comforting stimulant. It is her greatest wish that “Solve for X” be an authentic voice for the autistic community, and help everyone celebrate neurodiversity.

Mrs. Steinmann's hobbies outside of music include; spending time with her husband, two daughters, and son, reading, cycling, hiking, and looking at maps of all sorts.

Mrs. Steinmann's hobbies outside of music include spending time with her husband, two daughters, and son, reading, cycling, hiking, and looking at maps of all sorts.