Jack Burdwood

Jack Burdwood is a percussionist originally from Hopewell, New Jersey with over 20 years of performing and teaching experience across multiple percussive arts. She currently serves as the battery instructor for the William Tennent Marching Panther Band where she develops foundational technique, ensemble precision, and musical confidence in young percussionists.

Jack holds a degree in percussion performance from Wittenberg University where she was a regular performer with the symphonic band, handbell choir, and was a multi-year representative for her school at the Ohio Private College Instrumental Conductors Association (OPCICA) festival. She currently works as a freelance percussionist, regularly performing with wind ensembles, pit orchestras, churches, street bands, and chamber groups across the region. Jack continues her private studies under New Jersey based percussionist Anthony Di Bartolo with a focus on versatility within the percussive arts.

Jack is also a recognized figure in the national handbell community, having performed with advanced ensembles including the Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble, the Austin Handbell Ensemble, and the Distinctly Bronze national mass ring event. She has served on the instructional faculty for the Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, working and performing with ringers across the country. When not involved in music activities, Jack enjoys reading sci-fi and fantasy novels, baking overly ambitious desserts, and perpetually catching up on One Piece.