Photo: David S. Ross
Janet Ross
SOPRANO
Soprano Janet Ross is a core member of Emmanuel Music, the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, and Upper Valley Baroque. Recognized for her artistic expression and "crystalline" tone, Janet performs as a frequent soloist and chamber musician, as well. She is a 2021 alum of the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, and was invited to participate in the American Bach Soloists Academy until it was canceled in both 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
Janet earned undergraduate degrees in piano and flute performance and a Master of Music in piano performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where she was named Chancellor’s Scholar, an award recognizing academic achievement and service to the school. As a pianist, Janet won myriad solo and concerto competitions, including the concerto competition, Schubert/Brahms Category, and Grand Prize in the Eastman School of Music’s Young Artists International Competition. She performed in recital at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, as the recipient of the VSAarts Panasonic Young Soloists Award.
Janet also has a M.Ed. in elementary education from UMass-Amherst and works in student services at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She volunteers with the House Rabbit Network.