CASH, Sophie

American composer and violinist from West Virginia. Her creative interests include vocal and folk music, Americana, electronics, noise, sound design, soundtracks, multimedia, and improvisation in different genres. She has written and produced electroacoustic songs using her own voice and lyrics and has created multimedia works incorporating archival footage. Cash studied violin performance at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and composition at the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Music. Her work Homecoming, written for pianist and vocalist Vicky Chow, combines piano, prerecorded voice, vocal loops, and electronic processing. She has participated in artist residencies at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Ucross.