Sarah Gibson

Sarah Elizabeth Gibson (May 21, 1986 – July 14, 2024) was an American pianist and composer. She and pianist and composer Thomas Kotcheff formed a piano duo, Hocket. Her compositions have been performed by major orchestras throughout the United States and in Europe.

Early life and education Gibson was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and was raised by her parents in Roswell, Georgia. She became interested in music at a young age and began piano lessons at the age of seven. As a teenager, she played for the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra as a pianist and principal keyboardist. It was played also by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow, conducted by Gemma New. At the scheduled August 2024 Prom concert, the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Anja Bihlmaier performed warp & weft instead.

Orchestral warp & weft (2021) for orchestra Painting the Floor (2021) for large orchestra to make this mountain taller (2023) for large orchestra beyond the beyond (2025) for orchestra (completed by Thomas Kotcheff)