Rachael Gibson is a guitarist and composer based in Merseyside. Her practice has become increasingly focused on the exploration of tactile approaches to music-making and engagement. She is particularly interested in how alternative notation practices and technology can be used to musically interrogate the relationship between touch and performance.
Rachael is currently undertaking a PhD in Composition at the University of Liverpool, funded by the NWCDTP.
Recently, she has been a participant in the Britten Sinfonia’s Opus 1 residency, creating installation work at the Old Courts Wigan as part of the Wanderscapes Project and completed a collaborative project with the Bio-Engineer Professor Rachel Williams, creating music inspired by her research as part of the PRiSM 8 cubed series, run by the RNCM and the University of Liverpool. She was also one of the participants in the Yorkshire Sound Women’s Network Sound Pioneers Residency, performing a new work for Baritone Guitar and Electronics at the Electric Spring Festival 2022.
Alongside her works for chamber ensembles, Rachael has composed music for theatre, short films and organisations including Whatstick Theatre, The Coach House (in partnership with the Everyman Theatre Liverpool), Twisted Showcase Productions, Claire House Children’s Hospice and DaDa Fest.
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