Chemainus Classical Concerts

Rosanna Butterfield:
Praised for her “supple phrasing” and “singing tone” (South Florida Classical Review), Canadian cellist Rosanna Butterfield is a versatile performer and teaching artist. After studying with Judith Fraser at the Vancouver Academy of Music throughout high school, she earned her Bachelor of Music degree in 2012 at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in Houston, Texas, under the tutelage of Norman Fischer.

Rosanna then became a fellow at the New World Symphony in Miami, Florida, where she honed her skills as an orchestral and chamber musician and participated in a variety of educational outreach projects (2012-2016). She was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center for three summers (2009-2011), and also a member of the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland (2012-2014).

For the past several years Rosanna has enjoyed a multifaceted career playing all over North America, from Portland, Oregon, to Sarasota, Florida, as well as spending a year based in Victoria, Canada, playing regularly with the Victoria Symphony and other local ensembles. She is now an active performer and teacher in the Washington, D.C. area, where she lives with her husband, violinist Foster Wang.

Jannie Sing-Yen Burdeti:

Jannie Sing-Yen Burdeti made her New York debut at the age of 14, appearing in the Young Virtuosos Gala Concert in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Since then, she has performed as a soloist with orchestras and at festivals in the US, Canada, Germany, Austria, Holland, and Italy. Also an accomplished chamber musician, her playing has been called “not only extraordinary technically, but (she) delivered the composer’s intention masterfully” (The Südkurier Newspaper). Her repertoire not only spans the traditional masterworks of the piano literature but also includes compositions by contemporary composers whose music speaks to audiences of all ages.

Jannie was a recipient of the DAAD German Exchange Grant for research on European Contemporary Music, which funded a year of study in Freiburg, Germany.  She has additionally received awards from the Wideman International Piano Competition, as well as awards at the King Award for Young Artists, the Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition, and the Pacific Musical Society.

Jannie earned graduate degrees from the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany and from the San Francisco Conservatory. She is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Peabody Conservatory, where she is a protégée of international artist Boris Slutsky.

A deeply committed educator and performer, Jannie has served on the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory’s Preparatory Division in Baltimore, MD and the Music City Academy in San Francisco, CA. She currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.