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Richard Gipson came to Texas Christian
University in July, 2002 as Director of the
School of Music and Professor of Music after
serving for 26 years on the faculty of the
University of Oklahoma School of Music.
Under his leadership, the OU
Percussion Department became nationally and internationally recognized
for leadership in percussion pedagogy, ensemble
performance, publishing, and recording. The
group's five compact discs are the most recorded
by a university percussion ensemble. The OU
Percussion Orchestra was named the outstanding
university percussion ensemble in the nation
in 1990 by the Percussive Arts Society and
was
competitively selected
to perform an unprecedented
four times at PAS International Conventions
in
1985, 1990, 1994, and 2001. The group's
New York City Merkin Hall debut recital in
February 2001 featured four works from its
acclaimed
Commissioning
Series which numbered 18 original works
composed for and premiered by the OU Percussion
Orchestra and Ensemble under Gipson's leadership.
In addition to his teaching and administrative
duties, Gipson performed for ten years with the
Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra as Principal
Timpanist, having performed before that with
the Oklahoma, Austin, and Corpus Christi Symphony
Orchestras. In addition to OU, he taught percussion
at the University of Texas, Central Missouri
State
University,
Susquehanna University, and Penn State University
before coming to TCU where he continues to teach.
His more than 30 original compositions and special
arrangements
for marimba
and percussion ensemble are published by Southern
Music Company, Studio 4 Productions, Columbia
Pictures Publications, and the OU
Percussion Press.
Prior to assuming his administrative responsibilities
at TCU,
Gipson served OU as Director of the School of
Music for five years, Executive Assistant to
the President for
two
years, and
Interim Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs for one
year. He holds undergraduate and masters degrees
from the University of Texas and his doctorate
was earned at the Pennsylvania State University.
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the TCU Percussion Webpage.
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