Tiani Butts

Tiani Butts is an Ensemble Member of the Ivalas Quartet.

Tiani is a passionate solo and chamber musician that strives to use the arts to encourage and inspire young students from all backgrounds. She has performed in numerous concert venues throughout the US as well as internationally in Germany, Austria, Iceland, and Italy as a violinist in the Rome Chamber Music Festival.

Tiani has been a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, the Wintergreen Summer Music Academy, and the Philadelphia International Music Festival. In addition to a notable performance career, Tiani is dedicated to teaching and engaging with the community through the arts.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, and a dual Master’s degree in violin performance and chamber music from the University of Michigan.