Gillian Bibby

Gillian Margaret Bibby (b. 31 Aug 1945) is a New Zealand composer, pianist, writer and teacher. She was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, and studied at the University of Otago and Victoria University[1] with Douglas Lilburn. She continued her studies in Berlin and Cologne with Aloys Kontarsky, Mauricio Kagel and Karlheinz Stockhausen. After completing her studies, she worked as a pianist, composer, music teacher and university lecturer in New Zealand.[2][3]

Bibby has been active in several music-related organizations, serving as president and chair, and founded the CHAMPS Trust to offer opportunities for youth in music. She was awarded the Philip Neill prize in composition, the Kranichsteiner prize in composition and the Darmstadt prize for new music.[4]

Works

Selected works include:

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:

References

  1. Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
  2. International who's who in classical music. Europa Publications Limited. 2007.
  3. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Gillian Bibby". Retrieved 27 January 2011.
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