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Gibbs, Geoffrey, 1940-

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Dates

  • Existence: 1940-

Biography

Geoffrey Gibbs (born 1940) is an accomplished composer whose works have been performed throughout the world, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., throughout New England, Russia, and South America.

Geoffrey Gibbs was born in 1940 in New York. During his high school years he studied composition with Elie Siegmeister. Later, at Eastman School of Music, he studied composition with Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson. He also studied voice with Yi-Kwei Sze and Julius Huehn. In 1974 he received his doctorate in composition and voice from Eastman. Prior to that, in 1965, Gibbs began teaching composition at the University of Rhode Island.

Gibbs retired in 2001 but continues to compose and give yearly concerts at the University of Rhode Island.

FamilySearch, via WWW, July 18, 2014 (Geoffrey Gibbs; b. in New York)

University of Rhode Island, via WWW, July 18, 2014 (Geoffrey Gibbs; studied with Elie Siegmeister, Bernard Rogers, Howard Hanson, Yi-Kwei Sze, and Julius Huehn; studied at Eastman School of Music; taught and performed at the University of Rhode Island)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Gordon Childs papers on Geoffrey Gibbs, 1989

 Sub-Series — Oversize 6: Series 2, oversize-folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 8507 Series 2 Sub-Series Sub- 2
Scope and Contents

This subseries contains a printed piece of music that Gibbs composed for Joe Ceo and Gordon Childs who premiered this piece at the Vermillion International Viola d’Amore Congress. Includes added personal notes and annotations by Childs. Dated 1989.

Dates: Publication: 1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8507, Gordon Childs papers on the Viola d'Amore / Gordon Childs collection on other violists

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