Julia Wedman is enjoying her third (busy) season as a core violinist in the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Julia has performed all over Canada, the US, Europe, South-East Asia and New Zealand. As a student, she developed a passion for period performance, inspired by her work at Indiana University with baroque violinist Stanley Ritchie, as well as studies at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto. Julia is a member of the innovative young baroque ensemble I FURIOSI, deemed "hip and madly entertaining" by the National Post. In addition to their successful Toronto concert series, IF recently performed at music festivals in England and Germany and is looking forward to more touring and recording this season. She is a member of the Eybler Quartet, a period instrument group whose focus is rarely heard classical works. Their debut CD of Eybler string quartets is available on the Analekta label, and they will be touring British Columbia in January 2008. Julia is also one quarter of the dynamic Kirby String Quartet, who perform everything from Purcell to John Zorn, on both period and modern instruments. In 2007 they were invited to do a residency at the Hornby Island Music Festival and  performed a Canada Day concert at Bargemusic in New York City. The KSQ are quickly developing a reputation for their teaching as well as their performances as the quartet in residence at their chamber music workshop in Langley, B.C.  Highlights with Tafelmusik in the 2007-2008 season include performances as a soloist on tours in Canada, the US and Asia, as well as being featured on the Toronto concert series Biber Mystery Sonatas program.