Janet Worsley-Strauss enjoys an active career as a baroque violinist.  Her performances have been called “virtuoso”, “pristine and crystalline, while fully infused with 18th century accents of passion”.  As a leading violinist in Los Angeles, she has appeared with the Los Angeles Opera, and Los Angeles Master Chorale; and is a principal member of Los Angeles-based Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra.  She often appears with American Bach Soloists, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium San Diego, Con Gioia, and San Francisco Bach Choir where she has worked with Monica Huggett, Eric Milnes, Reinhard Goebel, Paul Goodwin, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Alex Weimann, and Richard Egarr.  Ms. Strauss has performed with Trinity Consort (Portland, OR), Musica Pacifica, Magnificat, Camerata Pacifica, and Galanterie.  She has performed at the Indianapolis Early Music Festival, Tage Alte Musik Regensberg, Brighton Early Music Festival, Renaissance and Baroque Society Pittsburgh, and Corona del Mar Bach Festival.  She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in performance from the University of Southern California.  She is co-founder of the Los Angeles-based chamber ensemble Angeles Consort, and teaches privately in the Los Angeles area.  Ms. Strauss has recorded for Koch, Centaur, and Loft Recordings.