Janice Chandler-Eteme first gained international prominence as a favourite soloist of Robert Shaw. She has continued to work with many distinguished conductors in the years since, and has been a guest soloist with the Los Angeles and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestras, among other leading orchestras in the United States and abroad. She holds degrees from Oakwood College and Indiana University and has studied with Virginia Zeani, Margaret Harshaw, Ginger Beazley and Todd Duncan.