Richard Gibson (composer)

Richard Gibson (born December 13, 1953) 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 (ECMA) in 2008 for Classical Recording of the Year. Education * B.Mus., Dalhousie University (Steve Tittle, composition) * M.Mus., University of Western Ontario (Peter Paul Koprowski, composition) * PhD, King’s College London (David Lumsdaine, composition) Awards * 1983 – First Prize, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) competition for young composers * 1992 – New Brunswick Award for Excellence in Arts Compositions Solo works * Nightingales for Katy (flute) 1982 * Cantilena (guitar) 1984 * Sonate (saxophone) 1984 * Resonances (percussion) 1985 * Sept Miniatures (guitar) 1986 * Hemispheres (bass guitar) 1987 * Prélude, Fugue et Allegro Vivace (piano) 1987 * 25 Préludes (piano) 1996 * Cora (percussion) 200