Briana Shaw Rossi

Carolyn Mae Jantsch

2002 ARTS National Finalist

MUSIC / VOICE / Mezzo Soprano

Briana Shaw Rossi attended Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School in Hamilton, MA. In 2001 she was named the North Shore Performing Artist of the Month and in 1998, 1999 and 2000 she was a soloist for the Northeastern Senior Districts.

Briana attended the Boston University Tanglewood Institute during the summer of 2000 where she studied under Phyllis Hoffman. Briana is currently studying vocal performance at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Briana also had the opportunity to sing the National Anthem for the Boston Celtics this past March.

Marie Shultz, vocal coach at the Treble Chorus of New England, and Claudia Frost, chorus conductor at Briana's high school, have had the most significant influence on her development as a vocalist.