(b. 13 December 1953, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island).
Canadian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed in Europe and North America.
Prof. Gibson studied composition with Steve Tittle at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, where he earned his BMus, and with Peter Paul Koprowski at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, where he earned his MMus. He then studied composition with David Lumsdaine at King's College London and there he earned his PhD.
Among his honours are First Prize in the competition for young composers of SOCAN (1982, for Concerto).
He teaches as Professor of Composition at the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick.
In addition to the works listed below, he has made numerous arrangements.
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
The Lives of the Saints (incidental music, play after Alban Butler), 1978 (collaboration with Gene Ricard, Steve Tittle)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (incidental music, play by William Shakespeare), clarinets, violins, harpsichord, 1989
ORCHESTRAL:
Synchrony, symphonic band, 1978
Concerto, trombone, orchestra, 1982
Musique Solennelle, small orchestra, 1987
Mantras, youth orchestra, 1987
November Music, 14 strings, 1990
Sinfonietta, symphonic band, 1994
Symphony, 1994
Étude Chromatique, symphonic band, 1994
A Festive Overture, 2000
Neo-Baroque Suite, youth string orchestra, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Les Îles, 12 brass, 1976
Oboe Piece, oboe, piano, 1976
Free Flight I, trumpet, fixed media, 1977
What? Not Another Dance!, 3 percussion, 1977
Oboe Metamorphosis, oboe, fixed media, 1978
Capriccio, flute, 4 percussion, 1979
Pattern Music, bass guitar, 2 synthesizers, 1980
Jazz Poems, 5 jazz players, live electronics, 1981
Nightingales for Katy, flute, 1982
Free Flight II, trumpet, double bass, percussion, 1983
Cantilena, guitar, 1984
Sonate, saxophone, 1984
Resonances, percussion, 1985
Sept Miniatures, guitar, 1986
Hemispheres, bass guitar, 1987
Passacaille, violin, piano, 1988
Changing Perspectives, string quartet, 1990
The Mindfulness of Breathing, 4 tubas, 1990
Conversation Piece, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, trumpet, piano, 1991
Neuf Cartes Postales de Cornwall, violin, viola, 1992
Les Cloches de Kastelli, 4 percussion, 1994
Montañas del Fuego, clarinet, percussion, 1995
Seven Pieces, bass clarinet, piano, 1995
Le Barachois, violin, cello, piano, 1996
Canzona, 11 brass, 1997
Éloges pour Han-Shen, 4 percussion, 1998
April Remembered, violin, double bass, 1999
Cora, percussion, 2000
Mouvement Polyphonique, 3 trombones, piano, 2001
Guitar Quartet, 4 guitars, 2002
CHORAL:
Glistenin' Whistle, mixed chorus, flute, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, guitar, violin, bass guitar, percussion, 1976
Beatus Vir, mixed chorus, 1987
Nisi Dominus, soloists, 4 choruses, orchestra, 1989
Transfigured Autumn, mixed chorus, small orchestra, 1993
Poème du Mois de Juillet, soloists, speaker, mixed chorus, 9 percussion, 1999
VOCAL:
Parfums Exotiques, soprano, flute, cello, piano, 1976
Hidden Rivers, soprano, piano, 1987
The Gravity of Earth, speaker, synthesizers, percussion, string orchestra, live electronics, 1988
Remembering a Woman's Voice, soprano, cello, 1990
White Pearls, baritone, clarinet, French horn, cello, percussion, 1991
Cinq Poèmes de Raymond Guy Leblanc, soprano, lute, 4 percussion, string quartet, 1993
For Daniel, tenor, piano, 1995
Trois Chants Klingons, soprano, 4 flutes, synthesizer, 2 percussion, live electronics, 1995
PIANO:
Prélude, Fugue et Allegro Vivace, 1987
25 Préludes, 1996
Lepidoptera, 2002
FILM SCORES (DIRECTOR):
Beausoleil, 1986 (Serge Morin)
Abeguit, 1998 (unknown)
DISCOGRAPHY
Les Cloches de Kastelli. Amerythme (ATLANTICA: 02002)
Montañas del Fuego. James Mark, clarinet; Michel Deschênes, percussion (CMFC: 99)