Gloria Justen

Gloria has been composing since 2000. She has released two original music albums, and her pieces have been played by ensembles and soloists in the US and Europe. She collaborates with her husband Greg Habiby to create electro-acoustic music and DJ sets incorporating live instruments. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Gloria has performed as a violinist with many ensembles including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Orchestra 2001, the San Francisco Symphony, the Philip Glass Ensemble and many others. She has also been part of projects making experimental electronic music, doing free improvisation, creating music for modern dancers, making sound collages from field recordings, and playing studio sessions for pop and R&B stars. She plays a variety of different-sized violins and violas, including electric instruments.