{"title":"Gibbs, Steve","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eSteve Gibbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eArranger-performer, analyst and composer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"Steve Gibbs\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/files\/Steve_Gibbs_480x480.jpg?v=1750421764\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBorn in Chicago in 1959 and settling in Belgium since the beginning of the 1990s, Steve Gibbs is a specialist of the eight-string classical guitar.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eWorking in collaboration with master luthiers, he has developed an eight-string concert instrument that enables him to approach the transcription of historical contrapuntal works written for viols or keyboard, as well as contemporary classical music creation with its array of extended playing techniques, including amplified contact noise and normally unused microtonal string fractions. Professional training includes guitar performance and Western music history (California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles and Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester), Karnatic veena and voice in South India (where he lived from 1972-77), as well as Chogye Zen chant and Samul Nori percussion (Durham University, National Institute of Traditional Arts and Hwa Gye Sa Temple, Seoul).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eOver a 45-year performing career, Steve has shared his music with listeners in Asia, Europe and the USA. His past arranging work includes large-scale work on Bach and Narvaez, as well as piano music by Haydn and Schoenberg. Today, his « life mission » is his collaboration with composer Alain Féron on a vast cycle of music for 8-string guitar. The collection also contains two significant pieces for the 6-string guitar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stevegibbsguitar.com\/\" title=\"Steve Gibbs' website\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.stevegibbsguitar.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"feron-silencieusement-va-la-seve-op-25","title":"Féron, Silencieusement va la sève, op.25","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAlain Féron, Silencieusement va la sève, Opus 25\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor solo guitar. Edited by Steve Gibbs.\u003cbr\u003e(English version, also available in French)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"truncatedAudioInfo__content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-type-small sc-text-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten at the request of Alain Rizoul, this first work for guitar has no intention of redundantly duplicating the flamboyantly sensual lyricism of Saint John Perse’s description – in Stanza 14 of his collection Éloges (Praises) – of a sunny morning in Guadeloupian port of Pointe-à-Pitre, the poet’s native town. Indeed, rather than illustrating the poem, Alain Féron seeks to distill its essence. Opening with an oneiric prelude leading to a restless march, followed by a dance reflecting on Féron’s Senegalese childhood, the piece takes a turn through an unexpected transition that leads to a last elliptical development where wisps of previously heard material float in the air and evaporate back into silence. Alain Féron’s music is thus informed by a particular attention to the melodic line, though the line often « dissolves » organically within the music’s global field that – through the magic of Féron’s writing – unifies the harmonic, polyphonic and metrical axes into a seamless whole. The musician making the effort to follow this structural melodic backbone will discover its intensely lyrical expression, guided by a singular dramatic and formal sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct: \u003c\/strong\u003eSelf-Print (PDF) or Print on Demand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength: \u003c\/strong\u003e34 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLevel: \u003c\/strong\u003eAdvanced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublishing date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18th June, 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder number:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eBE-250205\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eISMN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003e979-0-706842-91-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BERGMANN EDITION","offers":[{"title":"Self-Print (PDF)","offer_id":55105393328472,"sku":"BE-250205","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Print on Demand","offer_id":55105393361240,"sku":"BE-250205p","price":34.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/files\/Seve6_ANGL_17.06.2025-0.jpg?v=1750254152"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/collections\/Steve_Gibbs.jpg?v=1750421930","url":"https:\/\/bergmann-edition.com\/ja-jp\/collections\/gibbs-steve.oembed","provider":"BERGMANN EDITION","version":"1.0","type":"link"}