HERBST, Gabrielle

Gabrielle Herbst is a composer and vocalist. She also performs as a singer/songwriter under the nickname GABI. Her compositional output includes operas, orchestral, electronic, and chamber music. Herbst has received commissions from organizations such as Roulette and the Jerome Foundation, and has contributed to the opera "Magdalene" as part of the Prototype Festival.

Her residencies include positions at the Watermill Center and Roulette. Her compositions have been presented at venues including National Sawdust and Lincoln Center Atrium. As GABI, she released her debut album "Sympathy" in 2015 and "Empty Me" in 2018. Herbst is a fellow of the American Opera Project’s Composers & the Voice program and the Aspen Music Festival. She studied composition at Bard College and the Yale School of Music.