Flash forward to today, and those years of piano, guitar and voice lessons, couples with years performing in competitive choir and orchestra that took her around the world, Julia is a seasoned performer with a strong moral and musical foundation. During her studies at Western University (BMus Hon. Voice Performance, ArtDp Voice Performance) this artist took time to explore her options. “Even though I’d had all these years of experience, my eyes were really just starting to open to the realm of possibilities”, she says. “My training was very formal and traditional, and there was a type of freedom I felt when I brought my focus to original music. Suddenly I wasn’t just a voice — I had a voice.” Haggarty is a founding member of the internationally-renowned a cappella group Six Vocal Ensemble (Six), with whom she sang lead and toured across Canada, the U.S., Europe and South Korea, focusing on arena shows and giving presentations and workshops at elementary and secondary schools. Six recorded two albums, the first nominated for 6 CARA awards and the second album winning folk album of the year (2015.) Julia recalls, “It was a bittersweet win as some of the members were starting to look at other careers. It was hard for me to celebrate knowing that the group was ending. I didn’t know exactly what I would do next, but I knew it would be music. It’s always been music.” Haggarty released her first self-funded EP “Day One” in 2015.