Collaborative Work

In 2012 I contributed violin parts for Califia, a short film by Quintan Wikswo.  I recorded a session of improvised violin sounds, which were layered and arranged with other sounds for the film by composer Andrea Clearfield.

CALIFIA AND THE TRESPASSERS is a collaboration between Quintan Ana Wikswo (concept, libretto, video projection, poems), composer Andrea Clearfield (music), and choreographer Manfred Fischbeck (movement), featuring performances by Amber Benson (voice), Gloria Justen (violin), and Stephen Kent (didgeridoo), and the dancers of GroupMotion Dance Theater. CALIFIA was created through the support of Creative Capital, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Montalvo Arts Center. It premiered in Philadelphia in 2012 in the Pew Festival, and continued in a performance series throughout 2013. In 2014, it won honors from the International Association of Women in Music (IAWM) and is currently touring internationally in their performance series. For more information, please visit Quintan’s website here.