Julia Seager-Scott is a graduate of the
University of Toronto, where she obtained a Bachelor
of Music in Performance and a Master of Music
studying with Judy Loman. Currently, Julia is
principal harpist of the Stratford Festival
Orchestra and teaches at a private studio in
Toronto. She is also a freelance harpist doing solo,
orchestral, choral, chamber and television work.
Julia has recently performed with the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra, the National Ballet of Canada
Orchestra and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Orchestra, as well as at weddings and other private
functions. A scholarship student at the Royal
Conservatory of Toronto for many years, Julia has
come full circle and is now a member of the College
of Examiners.
Julia is currently studying Baroque music on her
Italian triple harp with Maxine Eilander and Lucas
Harris and is a founding member of the Toronto
Continuo Collective. A recent highlight in Julia's
Baroque harp career was accompanying Dame Emma
Kirkby with the Tafelmusik Orchestra. She has also
performed with the Toronto Consort, Opera Atelier
and the Catacoustic Consort of Cincinnati.
At the other end of the musical spectrum, Julia has
played harp on Canadian Idol and performs with
Charles Spearin of Broken Social Scene in his
Happiness Project, a 2010 JUNO Award winner.
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