Previous Events
Augustana University Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert
May 13, 2025
7:30 PM
Hamre Recital Hall
Augustana University (SD)
2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197
The Augustana University Percussion Ensemble performs Union (2nd performance!) as part of their spring concert program.
Recital of New Music by Connor Gibbs
March 29, 2025
7:30 PM
Hamre Recital Hall
Augustana University (SD)
2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197
At the end of March will be a composition recital featuring all new works by Connor, in collaboration with regional professional musicians and music students.
South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concert
March 16, 2025
4:00 PM
Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
The South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Philharmonia ensemble will premiere Connor’s new work Spring Daydreams for full orchestra. Conducted by Jeffrey Paul.
South Dakota New Music: January 2025
January 30, 2025
7:00 PM
Colton Recital Hall
University of South Dakota
414 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD 57069
Connor’s new work for solo violin, Three Lost Songs, will be premiered by Dr. Ioana Galu on the USD new music concert series.
Flute New Music Consortium 2024 New Music Festival
October 13, 2024
12:00 PM Concert “Complementary”
Strauss Performing Arts Center
University of Nebraska Omaha
6305 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE 68182
On the final concert of the FNMC's new music festival, Connor's oboe works Futures (2 oboes, English horn, and bass oboe) and What Was Left Behind (English horn) will be performed for their 2nd time! The full festival with a wide array of exciting music runs October 11–13, 2024.
What Was at South Dakota New Music
October 1, 2024
7:30 PM
Colton Recital Hall
University of South Dakota
414 E Clark St, Vermillion, SD 57069
Connor and Richard Ballon’s short opera What Was receives its 2nd performance on the USD new music concert series in a concert presentation of the work. Directed by Dr. Juan Carlos Mendoza.
Camerata Spring 2024 Recital
May 15, 2024
7:00 PM
Hamre Recital Hall
Augustana University (SD)
2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197
Students from Camerata, the chamber music program of the South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra, will perform a wide range of works. Among these is a new work, Play Pretend, by Connor!
March 1, 2024
5:00 PM
First Congregational Church
300 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
A collaborative concert organized by Connor and faculty from the University of South Dakota.
This program features the USD Chamber Orchestra, Arioso Chamber Players, Ensemble Zusammen, and new works by Connor!
February 16 and 17, 2024
7:30 PM, both days
Hamre Recital Hall
Augustana University (SD)
2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197
Two different programs of new music presented at Augustana University in Sioux Falls. Featuring new compositions by Connor, in addition to other living composers.
South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert
November 19, 2023
4:00 PM
Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
The South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra will premiere Connor’s new work Eldissoquy for full orchestra. Conducted by Thomas Fortner.
USD Farewell Recital, Dr. Luis Víquez
May 4, 2023
University of South Dakota
Luis Víquez will perform Connor’s Window.
Ohio University: Other Worlds
November 12, 2022
4:00 PM
Ohio University
The Ohio University New Music Ensemble will perform Connor’s Other Worlds.
November 5, 2022
Bowling Green State University
Event Details Here!
Kaitlyn Wincup will premiere alongside 5 other musicians a new commissioned work by Connor, Pale Dots, inspired by the solar system and The Planets (Gustav Holst).
PEAR Chamber Music Weekend
September 24-25, 2022
3 and 7 PM, both days
Pemberville Opera House
115 Main St, Pemberville, OH 43450
More Information About PEAR Here!
Connor and colleagues will present four concerts at the Pemberville Opera House to bring uncommon, unheard, and under-loved music to the forefront of the Pemberville community! Concerts will feature Double Reeds, Art Song, works by Living Composers, and an “all-in-one” Finale.
~ a weekend of music for everyone ~
50th Annual National Flute Convention
August 11, 2022
10:30 AM
Hilton Downtown Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Connor’s quintet work Acceptance will be performed by the Falcon Flute Choir at NFA!
~ lots of flutes! ~
soundSCAPE Festival
July 6-16, 2022
Bobbio, Italy
More Information About soundSCAPE Here!
Connor will premiere new works for solo violin and duo for violin and voice, as well as conduct a new performance of Other Worlds.
~ new music out in the world ~
Nief-Norf Summer Festival
June 5–19, 2022
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
More Information About Nief-Norf Here!
Connor will premiere a new work for flute, cello, and harp!
~ bringing composers and performers together for contemporary music ~
New Music on the Bayou
June 4, 2022
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge
480 Richland Place, Monroe, LA 71203
More Info About New Music on the Bayou Here!
Connor’s work the ice is breaking will be performed!
~ music and nature ~
Human Experiences
~ the epilogue concert~
May 10, 2022 @ 7:00 PM
St. John’s Lutheran Church
5520 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg (Stony Ridge), OH 43551
Connor presents one final concert with colleagues from Bowling Green State University to share a diverse range of chamber music for the communities in Northwest Ohio. This program concludes the original three, is free, and will also include Connor's work Vanish!
~ a range of human experiences, as shown through music across the ages ~
Electronic Music Midwest Festival 2022
April 23, 2022 @ 10:30 AM
Philip Lynch Theatre
Lewis University
Connor’s fixed media work, NGC 1275, will be included as part of a series of cutting-edge electronic art.
~ contemporary communities and audio processing ~
Praecepta Mini-Fest
March 24–26, 2022
Bowling Green State University
More Info About The Concert Here!
Connor’s work Nostalgia in a Field of Flowers will be premiered by The ____ Experiment, alongside other works by BGSU graduate student composers.
~ new generation collaboration and music-making ~
Being, Becoming, Breaking
March 20, 2022
Bowling Green State University
Several works by Connor will be featured, alongside those of composer Hayden Stacki.
~ a master’s degree: in review ~
TSO Reading Session
March 15, 2022
Bowling Green State University
Connor’s work for orchestra, Imminent Horizon, will be read by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.
(This will not be a fully rehearsed performance.)
~new traditons for orchestra: en route ~
BGSU MicroOperas
February 18, 2022
Bowling Green State University
Connor’s new micro-opera, What Was, will be premiered in a night of new short operas by student composers.
~ exploring opera in 2022 ~
Human Experiences
~ three chamber music concerts in Northwest Ohio ~
February 6, 2022 @ 3:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church
126 S Church Street, Bowling Green, OH 43402
February 17, 2022 @ 1:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church
200 E Broadway, Maumee, OH 43537
March 16, 2022 @ 7:30 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church
316 Adams Street, Toledo, OH 43604
Connor presents three concerts with performing colleagues from Bowling Green State University to share a diverse range of chamber music for the communities in Northwest Ohio. Across these programs, music from the Classical Era to the Present will be performed. (All concerts are free!)
(Connor will also have one piece on each program!)
~ a range of human experiences, as shown through music across the ages ~
BGSU Praecepta: 24x24
January 30, 2022
Bowling Green State University
Connor’s work for solo cello, Their Voice Inside Me, will be premiered! (It's coming up quickly!)
More Info About The Concert Here!
~ 24 hours to compose a piece, 24 hours to learn it, and then the premiere ~
October 16, 2021 @ 5:00 PM
Exclusive Composition Concert!
Trinity United Methodist Church
200 N Summit Street, Bowling Green, OH 43402
Connor’s music is performed exclusively on this special concert, consisting of 7 world premiere performances! Many friends and colleagues bring to life Connor’s music in a full concert program.
~ reflecting on our memories in this concert of new music ~
Chinese Music Appreciation: Summer Special: Sounds from Bamboo and Silk
August 7, 2021 @ 3:30 PM
Online Facebook Concert
Connor’s work for xiao and guqin, Afternoon In A Memory, is premiered by Yimin Miao and Zhou Yi!
~ creating new music for old instruments ~
2021 ICEBERG Institute: Final Concert
May 2, 2021 @ 17:00 CET
Online YouTube Concert
Connor’s work for piano trio, Presence, is premiered by Trio Immersio!
~ adventures in new music with piano trio ~
May 2, 2021 @ 5:00 PM
Exclusive Composition Concert!
Online YouTube Concert
Connor’s music is performed exclusively on this special concert, consisting of 8 world premiere performances! Many friends and colleagues bring to life Connor’s music in a full concert program.
~ reflecting on our memories in this concert of new music ~
BGSU Student Composers Forum
February 11, 2021
Online YouTube Concert
Connor’s work for sopranino saxophone and toy piano, Wondering, will be premiered!
~ a performance of new works by student composers ~
BGSU Praecepta: 24x24
February 7, 2021
Online YouTube Concert
Connor’s work for soprano saxophone, Tenparu, will be premiered! (It’s coming up quickly!)
More Info About The Concert Here!
~ 24 hours to compose a piece, 24 hours to learn it, and then the premiere ~
New Music on the Bayou: Summer Veiller
September 16-19, 2020
Online YouTube Concert
Connor’s 2018 work, Void, will be premiered as part of a special, virtual concert series!
~ is COVID-19 the void? and more contemporary surprises ~
Musica Per Archi International Composition Competition
June 17-21, 2020
Lviv National Philharmonic, Lviv, Ukraine
More Info About 2020 Musica Per Archi Here!
Connor’s new work, Crossroads will be premiered as a finalist in the international composition competition Musica Per Archi (KLK New Music)!
~ eleven works from the modern world ~
October 20, 2019 @ 3:00 PM
Exclusive Composition Concert!
United Church of Bernardston
58 Church Street, Bernardston, MA, 01337
Free Admission; Free-Will Offering to Franklin Country CROP Hunger Walk
Connor’s music is performed exclusively on this special concert, consisting of 13 world premiere performances! Local musicians from MA, VT, and NH (including members of the A-Natural Concert Band) bring to life Connor’s music in a full concert program.
~ 13 pieces of music enter the world ~
Ja’Duke Celebration
September 13 and 14, 2019 @ 6:00 PM
110 Industrial Boulevard, Turners Falls, MA 01376
Connor joins a cast of community theatre actors to celebrate the opening of the new Ja’Duke Theater!
~ the beginning of a theatrical era ~
highSCORE Festival
Pavia, Italy
August 11, 2019 @ 9:30 PM
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Canepanova
More Information About highSCORE Here!
Connor’s second string quartet, Night Voyage, is premiered by Quartetto Indaco!
~ new horizons in contemporary music ~
Opera Elect: 2nd Annual New Music Concert Series
Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy
516 9th Street, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Summer 2019
More Information About Opera Elect Here!
Two vocal works to be premiered: Connor’s song cycle Essences (Micaela Hulsey) and song Façade (Edith Grace Dull).
~ singing the songs of today's world ~
Soundscapes of Yesterday and Today
May 5, 2019
Trinity Lutheran Church
309 St. Paul's Ave, Staten Island, NY 10304
The Wagner College Choir premieres Connor’s work The Swans, composed for the ensemble! Conducted by director Thomas Juneau.
~ a soundscape of today ~
Musica Per Archi International Composition Competition
March 16 – 19, 2019
Lviv National Philharmonic, Lviv, Ukraine
More Info About 2019 Musica Per Archi Here!
Connor’s new work, Broken Promises will be premiered as a finalist in the international composition competition Musica Per Archi (KLK New Music)!
~ six finalists of new string masterpieces ~
Contemporary Music Lab: Composition Workshop
November 29 – December 1, 2018
European University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
More Info About The Workshop Here!
Connor’s new work, a monday morning for a gentleman named thomas will be premiered!
(Thomas is so excited!)
~ three days of adventurous new music ~
Mamma Mia (Ja’Duke Productions)
November 16, 2018 at 7:00 PM
November 17, 2018 at 7:00 PM
November 18, 2018 at 2:00 PM
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Greenfield High School
1 Lenox Avenue, Greenfield, MA 01301
~ here we go again! ~
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
August 1, 2018
5:15 PM
Admission: £10
Totnes TQ9 6EL, UK
Atéa Quintet performs Below the City in their concert at the Dartington International Festival this summer!
~ an afternoon spell of magic ~
Space City New Music Festival
July 9-15, 2018
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MATCH
3400 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
Connor will premiere Beyond the Stars, a new work for Trumpet and Marimba!
~ a week long of exploring contemporary music ~
It’s Pinocchio!
directed by: Daniel Smith and Riley Bartolomeo
July 12-15, 2018
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Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios
244 W 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Visit the Official Facebook Page!
Connor is writing the score to It’s Pinocchio, a contemporary delight of multimedia, puppetry, and more!
~ an adaptation of The Adventures of Pinocchio for the whole family ~
Once On This Island (Ja'Duke Productions)
March 24, 2018 at 6:00 PM
March 25, 2018 at 2:00 PM
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Greenfield High School
1 Lenox Avenue, Greenfield, MA 01301
~ a tale of two different worlds ~
MidAmerica Productions Concert Series
March 19, 2017 at 8 PM
Carnegie Hall: Stern Hall
(Connor returns to the Wagner College Choir as an alumnus singer!)
~ the Wagner College Choir joins multiple choirs to perform Corigliano’s Fern Hill and two Te Deums: Haydn and Rutter ~
Sister Act (Ja’Duke Productions)
November 3, 2017 at 7:00 PM
November 4, 2017 at 7:00 PM
November 5, 2017 at 2:00 PM
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Greenfield High School
1 Lenox Avenue, Greenfield, MA 01301
~ a musical drama filled with ridiculous fun and nuns ~
Footloose (Ja’Duke Productions)
July 21, 2017 at 7:00 PM
July 22, 2017 at 7:00 PM
July 23, 2017 at 2:00 PM
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Greenfield High School
1 Lenox Avenue, Greenfield, MA 01301
~ a magical show in celebration of Ja’Duke’s 20th anniversary ~
A Natural (♮) Concert Band: 2017 Concert Series
June 22, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Vernon Recreation Area
607 Pond Road, Vernon, VT 05354
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June 27, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Gill Town Common
327 Main Road, Gill, MA 01354
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June 29, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Area Gazebo
100 Main Street, Winchester, NH 03470
~ musicians of the New England Tri-State Area fill the air with Ticheli, Holsinger, and Fitzpatrick amongst others; Connor plays percussion ~
All Generations: 3 Magnificats with Voyces
June 4, 2017 at 4 PM
St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery
131 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003
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June 6, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Trinity Lutheran Church
309 St. Paul's Ave, Staten Island, NY 10304
~ magnificats by Pärt, Monteverdi, and Bach, with Baroque specialists ~
Wagner College Opera Workshop: Birds of a Feather
May 5, 2017 at 1 PM
Wagner College Music Performance Center
~ classic arias from a bird’s point of view ~
May 2, 2017 at 8 PM
Wagner College Music Performance Center
~ an evening of jazz music including Stretto, the Wagner Jazz Band, and more ~
Spring Choral Concert
April 23, 2017 at 4 PM
Trinity Lutheran Church
309 St. Paul’s Ave, Staten Island, NY 10304
~ a reflection on Spain 2017~
~ The Wagner College Choir unites with the Treble Choir for an afternoon of music ~
Reflections
April 8, 2017 at 7 PM
Wagner College Music Performance Center
More Info About The Recital Here!
~ Connor’s senior undergraduate recital, featuring vocal works and compositions ~
MidAmerica Productions Concert Series
April 6, 2017 at 7 PM
Carnegie Hall: Stern Hall
~ the Wagner College Choir joins multiple choirs to perform Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass ~
Wagner College Choir: Spain Tour
March 9-19, 2017
The Wagner College Choir will perform 5 concerts across Spain;
between performing and sightseeing, these cities, among others, will be visited:
• Madrid
• Seville
• Granada
• Málaga