Lancaster Bible College’s Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department is thrilled to welcome Robert T. Gibson, MM, as the new Director of Choral Studies. Effective July 1, Gibson will lead various choirs and ensembles on campus as well as teach Aural Skills, Conducting and Choral Music Education, beginning in the 2025-26 academic year.
“We are excited about the dynamic perspective and vision Robert brings to the Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department,” said Rachel Sidebothom (’02), MME, Interim Department Chair. “His comprehensive expertise in choral music — spanning repertoire from the Baroque era to contemporary gospel — serves to complement and enrich the department’s established mission to prepare highly skilled artists to influence culture with grace and truth. We are confident that Robert will provide excellent musical and pedagogical leadership, fostering an environment in which students can grow both artistically and academically.”
A Houston native, 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 continues to leave lasting impressions on the students 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 secondary, collegiate and church positions and has served as guest clinician in Texas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Tennessee and New York.
LBC’s new Director of Choral Studies shared his vocal talents at Commencement on May 3, 2025.
Most recently, Gibson led choirs to the Missouri Music Education Association Conference including the Missouri State University Multicultural Ensemble and the Reed Academy Singers from Springfield, Mo. He is a member of the Texas Music Education Association, the America Choral Director’s Association and the Texas Choral Director’s Association.
Gibson’s choral compositions and arrangements can be found through Walton Music and Alfred Publications. He is the 2020 recipient of the Missouri Choral Director Association Opus Award for his arrangement of “We Shall Overcome.” His works continue to be performed in various district and all state conferences both nationally and internationally.
Gibson has received various awards for his leadership and dedication to choral music as well as his leadership in the communities he has served. While in Springfield, he was awarded the 2022 Trailblazer Award from the NAACP and the 2022 Springfield Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, an award given to still-rising professionals in southwest Missouri. In addition, he was awarded June 9 as Robert T. Gibson Day in Springfield.
A member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Phi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, Gibson is the proud husband of Amber Renae and father to two daughters.