India Gailey (she/they) is a cellist, composer, and improviser based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, NS. Named by CBC as one of “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” India has toured across the Western hemisphere as both a soloist and collaborator, most often in the realms of classical and experimental music. They work frequently with living composers, filmmakers, visual artists, and dancers to create works of interdisciplinary art, and appears as a guest musician on dozens of recordings spanning a wide stylistic array. Their past and current collaborators include composers Nicole Lizée, Philip Glass, Amy Brandon, Michael Harrison, Julia Mermelstein, Yaz Lancaster, and Peter-Anthony Togni. Following the acclaimed release of “to you through” (Redshift Records), India released a collection of specially commissioned works entitled “Problematica” (People Places Records), and her own cello concerto “Butterfly Lightning Shakes the Earth” (Redshift) with Symphony Nova Scotia. India is the recipient of numerous honours, including awards from Arts Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Talent Trust, the Canada Council for the Arts, Upstream Music, and Acadia & McGill Universities. She loves raspberries, large marimbas, and the smell of burning thyme.