Jiten Beairsto, a Vancouver native, completed his graduate studies at the University of British Columbia in 2017 under the instruction of David Gillham. Prior to this he studied at the University of Victoria as a student of Sharon Stanis. He currently splits his time between freelance orchestral playing, presenting chamber music recitals, and cleaning windows. Since joining the Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme at UBC, he has made historical performance a significant focus of his development as a musician. As a recipient of the Early Music Vancouver Scholarship, he is currently studying with Chloe Meyers. He enjoys it enough that he recruited his cellist wife to the cause.