Mexican-born violinist Jeanette Bernal-Singh has won many national and international awards and competitions. She first appeared as soloist at the age of 16 with the Victoria Symphony and is now the Acting Associate Principal Second Violin in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Her violin has taken her all over North America, Europe, South East Asia, India and Australia, having recorded for broadcasts and CDs of Indian, Mexican, and Chinese music. As an orchestral musician, Jeanette has worked with many of today’s leading conductors, such as Kurt Mazur, Sir George Solti, Valery Gergiev and Mstislav Rostropovich. She has also performed with the leading exponent in sarod in Indian classical music, Amjhad Ali Khan.

Currently a faculty member at the Langley Community Music School, Jeanette teaches violin and chamber music, and performs chamber music recitals. Her daughter Nandini Singh will be accompanying her on cello for one piece during our program. 

Sharanjeet Singh Mand gave his first sitar performance at the age of 16 and was a student of Pandit Harvinder Sharma from the Imdadkhani Gharana. CBC listed Sharanjeet as one of 30 under 30 Hottest Classical Musicians, being the first ever non-western classical musician to make it on the list. He made history by becoming the first Indian classical musician ever to perform a solo concert for Juno Awards in 2018.

He has been invited as a guest lecturer at Douglas College, University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University and has conducted several workshops for teachers as part of British Columbia Professional Development. He is also a resident teacher at Place Des Arts, one of Canada’s oldest arts academies. Currently, Sharanjeet teaches music in Surrey, BC and has dedicated himself fully to preserving and promoting Indian Classical music.

Growing up in a musical family, Sunny began his training in tabla at a very young age.  His training started with Ustad Satwant Singh, who gave him a strong foundation in the art of Tabla playing and he continues to learn under the guidance of Tabla maestro Pandit Yogesh Samsi, one of the foremost tabla players of the Punjab Gharana. Over the last 20 years, Sunny has accompanied numerous musicians from around the world including many world-renowned musicians from the Indian Classical music tradition.

Apart from performing, Sunny has taught Tabla at various institutes around the world and is a dedicated teacher, inspiring young children and students of all ages to learn Tabla and explore it as an artform. Sunny currently resides in Surrey, BC and is a much sought after solo performer, recording artiste, accompanist, and teacher.