Gillian Bibby
Gillian Margaret Bibby  (31 August 1945 – 7 August 2023) was a New Zealand composer, pianist, writer and teacher. Bibby was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand on 31 August 1945, the daughter of the Reverend Lawrence Vincent Bibby and Margaret Valerie Bibby (née Davidson). She studied at the University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington with Douglas Lilburn. She continued her studies in Berlin and Cologne with Aloys Kontarsky, Mauricio Kagel and Karlheinz Stockhausen. After completing her studies, she worked as a pianist, composer, music teacher and university lecturer in New Zealand. Bibby was active in several music-related organisations, serving as president and chair, and founded the CHAMPS Trust to offer opportunities for youth in music. She was awarded the Philip Neill prize in composition, the Kranichsteiner prize in composition and the Darmstadt prize for new music. In the 2020 New Year Honours, Bibby was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music and music education. Bibby died in Wellington on 7 August 2023, at the age of 77. Works
Selected works include:
11 Characters in Search of a Composer for orchestra or military band	
Aie! A Conversation Piece for tape	
Musik für drei Hörer (Music for 3 Listeners) for clavichord, voice, and percussion	
Sanctuary of Spirits, children's opera	
The Beasts, song cycle of 6 songs and 5 snatches	
You can't kiss the Tummy of a Caged Lion: Pavane pour un genre defunt for voices and chamber ensemble

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:
Life, Love and Death
The Songs of the Morning: a story of music in early Antarctica
Douglas Lilburn: Salutes to Poet

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1945 births
2023 deaths
20th-century classical composers
20th-century women composers
21st-century classical composers
21st-century women composers
Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand classical composers
New Zealand classical pianists
New Zealand music teachers
People from Lower Hutt
University of Otago alumni
Victoria University of Wellington alumni
New Zealand women classical composers
Women classical pianists
New Zealand women composers
New Zealand women pianists
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New Zealand women music educators