Violinist NAOMI CULP, also a member of the Kaia String Quartet, has performed extensively throughout the United States, Russia, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. She was awarded first prize in the National Fine Arts Festival Competition in Washington, D.C. in 2003. Naomi was also invited to perform Schubert’s Cello Quintet with Yo-Yo Ma for Chicago Symphony’s Citizen Musician’s Week at the Fortnightly Club of Chicago. Outside the classical world, Naomi enjoys collaborating with other ensembles and artists in jazz, independent rock, folk, and world music projects.