Richard Gibson (composer)
Richard Gibson is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, and Professor of Composition at the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick.
He is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre, and a member of the Canadian League of Composers.
Gibson has also been active as a producer for classical recordings. One of these – the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra's Forbidden City Tour CD – won an East Coast Music Award in 2008 for Classical Recording of the Year.
Education
Awards
- 1983 – First Prize, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada competition for young composers
- 1992 – New Brunswick Award for Excellence in Arts
Compositions
Solo works
- Nightingales for Katy 1982
- Cantilena 1984
- Sonate 1984
- Resonances 1985
- Sept Miniatures 1986
- Hemispheres 1987
- Prélude, Fugue et Allegro Vivace 1987
- 25 Préludes 1996
- Cora 2000
- Lepidoptera 2002
- You gotta move 2002
- Julia – Variaciones sobre un tema de Juan Lennon 2013
Chamber works
- Les Îles 1976
- Oboe Piece 1976
- Free Flight I 1977
- What? Not Another Dance! 1977
- Oboe Metamorphosis 1978
- Capriccio 1979
- Pattern Music 1980
- Jazz Poems 1981
- Free Flight II 1983
- Passacaille 1988
- Changing Perspectives 1990
- The Mindfulness of Breathing 1990
- Conversation Piece 1991
- Neuf Cartes Postales de Cornwall 1992
- Les Cloches de Kastelli 1994
- Montañas del Fuego 1995
- Seven Pieces 1995
- Le Barachois 1996
- Canzona 1997
- Éloges pour Han-Shen 1998
- April Remembered 1999
- Mouvement Polyphonique 2001
- Guitar Quartet 2002
Vocal works
- Glistenin' Whistle 1976
- Parfums Exotiques 1976
- Beatus Vir 1987
- Hidden Rivers 1987
- The Gravity of Earth 1988
- Nisi Dominus 1989
- Remembering a Woman's Voice 1990
- White Pearls 1991
- Cinq Poèmes de Raymond Guy Leblanc 1993
- Transfigured Autumn 1993
- For Daniel 1995
- Trois Chants Klingons 1995
- Poème du Mois de Juillet 1999
Works for large ensemble
- Synchrony 1978
- Concerto 1982
- Mantras 1987
- Musique Solennelle 1987
- November Music 1990
- Étude Chromatique 1994
- Sinfonietta 1994
- Symphony 1994
- A Festive Overture 2000
- Neo-Baroque Suite 2002