Connor Gibbs is a composer and singer currently based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, working as the Concert Operations and Youth Orchestra Manager for the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.
Connor’s compositions have been performed in the United States, England, Italy, Cyprus, Ukraine, and Austria. Connor’s music has been described as modal and motivic, shifting through different colors to achieve surprising and occasionally programmatic effects. Recent inspirations have included outer space and the greater universe, as well as the inner workings of the human psyche.
Among Connor’s work as a composer is organizing community concerts to introduce new music to new audiences, usually stemming from classical music but often with samplings of the present alongside the past, as well as works by artists of different backgrounds and walks of life.