Gabriella Smith

[2] As a teenager, she was very interested in biology, ecology, and conservation, and she spent five years volunteering on a songbird research project in Point Reyes, California.

[6][7] She attended Princeton University for graduate school[7] and has since been living in Marseille, France;[8] Oslo, Norway; and Seattle, USA.

[7] Her piece Tumblebird Contrails was commissioned by the Pacific Harmony Foundation and premiered in 2014 by the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop.

[9] In January 2019, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by John Adams, performed the piece as part of its centennial season.

Music Program Notes, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, April 2021, when Carrot Revolution, adapted for string ensemble, was performed.