Robert T. Gibson

Houston native Robert T. Gibson is a conductor, clinician, composer/arranger, lecturer, and educator who desires to develop future music educators for the next generation. His love and passion for music and any student he conducts continues to leave lasting impressions on those he encounters. Gibson received a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of North Texas and a Master of Music at Missouri State University. He has held middle school, high school, collegiate, and church positions and has served as a guest clinician in Texas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Tennessee, and New York. 

Gibson served as director of Reed Academy and adjunct professor at Missouri State University. While at Reed, Gibson’s choirs were invited to various engagements and collaborated with other organizations throughout the Springfield community. Special events include Jackson Day’s Democratic Party Banquet, Community Remembrance & Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony in Springfield, and a performance at the 2022 Missouri Music Education Association Conference. While at Missouri State, Gibson conducted the MSU Gospel Choir as well as founded the Missouri State Multicultural Ensemble, which was selected to perform at the Missouri Music Educator Association Conference in 2019. Both ensembles consisted of MSU students as well as community members and musicians. For his service to the Springfield community, Gibson was awarded the 2022 NAACP Trailblazer Award and granted June 9 as Robert T. Gibson Day by the mayor of Springfield.

Robert’s choral works and arrangements can be found through Walton Music and Alfred Publications. Gibson is the recipient of the 2020 Missouri Choral Directors Association's Opus Award for his arrangement of “We Shall Overcome.” Gibson’s work has also been performed by the Texas All-State Tenor Bass Choir and the Missouri Summer All-State Choir. 

He is a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Phi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. He is also a proud husband to Amber Renae and father to Truly Grace.