As the co-founder of the Praetorious String Quartet, cellist Jeff Faragher began his career as a chamber musician. The quartet attended the University of Alberta supported by the Malcolm Forsyth String Quartet Scholarship.  Jeff’s studies also included a Master of Music programme at McGill, study at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Ithaca College Chamber Music in New York, and touring across Canada and in Europe with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.  Jeff Faragher has been a featured soloist with the Concordia Symphony, University of Alberta Symphony, Academy Strings, Edmonton Youth Orchestra and Nova Musica.