As part of the LACC-hosted María Guinand Festival, the Los Angeles Children's Chorus performed Gibson's Dona nobis pacem/Grant Us Peace on Saturday April 17 at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.

Gibson's Dona nobis pacem/Grant Us Peace was performed by the Los Angeles Children's Chorus on The Broad Stage February 21 at 4pm.

On Saturday, June 28, 2008, the New World Baroque Orchestra presented their annual Festival of the Bells at the Mission of San Luis Obispo. Conductor John Warren ended the program with Paul Gibson's simple arrangement of El Cantico del Alba, a folk song/prayer from the mission period. Click for more information about the Festival.

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.

The Debussy Trio's latest recording, Look Ahead (Item # 131-5012), which includes Gibson's Ritual Dances of the Divine Trinity is now available as individual mp3 downloads. Visit Fatrock Ink to sample or purchase.

Spring 2008 NEW ISSUE packet from ECS included Gibson's It Fell Upon the High Midnight (6728), along with a new recording of it.

Russell M. Beaudoin led the choir and congregation of St. Paul Parish (Owosso, Michigan) in the hymn "In Christ There Is No East or West" – using brass parts by Paul Gibson – in celebration of the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.

Use these YouTube links to view video slide shows set to music by Paul Gibson: Dona nobis pacem • My Sister, My Bride • Salve Regina.

There are two video slide shows on YouTube set to music by Paul Gibson. Watch them here: Salve Regina • My Sister, My Bride

On February 28, 2008, the Los Angeles Children's Chorus gave a well-received performance at the Western Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Anaheim. LACC's program included Paul Gibson's Dona nobis pacem/Grant Us Peace (Alliance AMP 0638). Attendance set a record for a Western Division Convention, with nearly 1000 registered attendees.

Mary Breden and her Consort Singers of Loyola Marymount University presented the West Coast premiere of Paul Gibson’s prize-winning carol It Fell Upon the High Midnight (ECS #6728) on Dec 4 and 6.

Lucinda Carver led the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Los Angeles Children's Chorus in Paul Gibson's Suite: Alice Through a Looking-Glass – 2pm, May 3, at the Alex Theatre, Glendale.

The Los Angeles Children's Chorus recently took their first-ever tour to China, just prior to the 2008 Olympic games. Performances in China's major cities included Gibson's Dona nobis pacem/Grant Us Peace.

Artistic Director Anne Tomlinson and the Los Angeles Children's Chorus conducted Paul Gibson's Suite: Alice Through a Looking-Glass (ECS #5871) – with a newly arranged instrumental ensemble – on their two spring concerts, May 10 and 16.

The Chamber Singers of the Los Angeles Children's Chorus sang Gibson's Dona nobis pacem as part of a joint benefit concert with the Chorissima Ensemble of the San Francisco Girls Chorus in Stewart Chapel at San Francisco Theological Seminary.

As part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's West Coast, Left Coast festival, the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus performed a special concert at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica. The Christmas-related program featured works by contemporary California composers, including Paul Gibson. Read the LACC press release.

LEGACY Vocal Ensemble presented a meditative program of Marian music in three churches around Los Angeles, each concluding with Paul Gibson's motet Salve Regina (ECS #5330).

Lesley Leighton led the Los Robles Master Chorale in music of South America and Southern California, including Paul Gibson's arrangement of the California mission song El Cantico del Alba, – May 1 and May 2, at The Church of the Epiphany in Oak Park, CA. More at LosRoblesMasterChorale.org

On June 4, John Mayer and his Trio appeared with the Los Angeles Children's Chorus performing "California Dreamin'" on the new Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. The chorus sang from a chart prepared by Paul Gibson for the occasion. Link to NBC (chapter 6).

Philip Brunelle and VocalEssence will release a Christmas CD in November that will include my carol It Fell Upon the High Midnight for SATB and cello. More details to come.

View the new YouTube video of my recent elegy for string orchestra.

Gibson's The Love of Our Creator was performed Sunday, April 25, by the Choir of Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, Lenard Berglund conducting, with Pat Maki, flute, and Gary Cobb, piano.

As part of the Los Angeles Children's Chorus' annual Spring Concert on June 7, 2008 at Ambassador Auditorium, the Intermediate Choir gave the premiere of Paul Gibson's arrangement of the old French song L'amour de moy (for two-part chorus, oboe, and piano), conducted by Mandy Brigham who had commissioned the setting.

Singers Viki Hilferty and Jonas Sills with pianist Jim McCarthy presented the world premiere of Paul Gibson's sacred song Francis Walks on Water at All Saints Catholic Church in Los Angeles.

The Debussy Trio will give a preview performance of Gibson's DT Variations in a Tasty Rondo Shell on "Sundays Live," at 6pm in LACMA's Bing Theater on September 12, 2010. FREE.

On September 13, soprano Viki Hilferty, tenor Jon Lee Keenan, and organist Jim McCarthy gave the first performance of Gibson's The Bell of Brother Francis, celebrating St. Francis de Paolo; Fr. Gino Vanzillotta composed the poem and commissioned the setting.

The Debussy Trio will give the first performances of Gibson's DT Variations in a Tasty Rondo Shell for the South Bay Chamber Music Society. Free admission.

October 22, 2010 – 8pm
Los Angeles Harbor College

October 24, 2010 – 3pm
Pacific Unitarian Church