Setting a text from St. Martin-in-the-Fields, this high energy anthem is highly rhythmic and syncopated, and features this refrain: "Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Gloria in excelsis Deo." Verses (in English) are very conscious of taking Jesus' message of love, justice,...
A setting of a text by clergy from St. Martin-in-the-Fields, this relatively simple anthem-hymn celebrates and gives thanks for our abundance, but also envisions a world of greater justice and peace. Especially suitable in November. Parishes with strong justice movements...
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The Los Angeles Children's Chorus will present their annual Spring Concert at Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena at 7 pm on June 7, 2008. The program will include the premiere of Paul Gibson's new arrangement of L'amour de moy, for two-part chorus, oboe, and piano. LACC commissioned this setting for their Intermediate Choir, Mandy Brigham, conductor.
Paul Gibson's setting of Emily Dickinson's stunning poem of hopelessness has been released by E.C. Schirmer in their 2008 Winter packet. PDF of the score (including audio) is available now online.
On February 28, 2008, the Los Angeles Children's Chorus gave an impeccable and well-received performance at the Western Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Anaheim. On LACC's program, which took place at St. Boniface Catholic Church, was Paul Gibson's Dona nobis pacem/Grant Us Peace (Alliance AMP0638). Attendance at this year's convention was reported to have set a record for a Western Division Convention, with nearly 1000 registered attendees.
ECS Publishing recently made available as a pre-publication edition (#7166) a new setting of Ubi caritas by Stanford composer Giancarlo Aquilanti, which uses Paul Gibson's English translation of the ancient Latin prayer as a guide for the singers. Gibson originally prepared the translation for his own earlier setting of the beloved text (edition #5178).
The Winter Concert by the Los Angeles Children's Chorus included Gibson's Dona nobis pacem/Grant Us Peace on December 9, 2007, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.
Classical KUSC 91.5 broadcast Gibson's Dona nobis pacem/Grant Us Peace on several different programs in early December, including Dennis Bartel's morning program, Jim Svejda's evening show, and at the end of an arts feature about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus.
The Los Angeles Children's Chorus performed Gibson's Dona nobis pacem/Grant Us Peace as part of a shared program with Carmina Slovenika at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, on Saturday, Nov. 3.
On October 21, 2007, Paul Gibson presented examples of his music at the Composers' Salon sponsored by American Composers Forum/Los Angeles. Featured performers included soprano Elin Carlson, pianist Alan Steinberger, and the Debussy Trio. Gibson also played a recording of his Song of Songs setting, My Sister, My Bride.
The Debussy Trio performed Gibson's Ritual Dances of the Divine Trinity (FatRock Ink #076-2201) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on June 17. This free concert was broadcast the following Wednesday (6/20) on KCSN 88.5 FM, the new home of the "Sundays Live" series, hosted by Dennis Bade. The Debussy Trio has recently recorded Ritual Dances for their next CD.
The Los Angeles Children's Chorus performed Gibson's Dona nobis pacem / Grant Us Peace (Alliance #AMP 0368) at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel as part of their Keynote Concert for the Chorus America national conference in Los Angeles.
Gibson's The Calls of the Owl, which received two superb performances in April by Miwako Watanabe (violin), Gary Bovyer (clarinet), David Speltz (cello), and Marcia Dickstein (harp), is available from FATROCK Ink, #076-2202.
Now available in pre-publication editions from ECS Publishing (800-777-1919): Gibson's setting of Emily Dickinson's It Was Not Death, catalog #6691, and his It Fell Upon the High Midnight for cello and chorus (catalog #6728), a winner of the 2005 VocalEssence/American Composers Forum Christmas Carol Competition.
