Composer
European Culture Prize 2019
Opera America’s Opera Hall of Fame 2020
Kennedy Center Outstanding American Composer 1986
Latest news & updates
Performance
Chanticleer presents five concerts in Bay Area featuring music of local composers, including Gordon Getty
Chanticleer, the renowned male chorus from San Francisco, presents five concerts in the... Read more
March 22, 2026
Performance
Gordon Getty’s Young America featured in Young People’s Chorus of NYC Annual Benefit Concert
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City, led by Founder & Artistic Directo... Read more
March 16, 2026
Review
Michael Zwiebach: The finale after the finale: S.F. Symphony Chorus shines in Verdi’s Requiem
San Francisco Chronicle — Like a baseball game rescheduled after a rainout, there was one more concert on the San... Read more
June 21, 2025
News Article
San Francisco Symphony to perform three of Gordon Getty’s choral works
The San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, conducted by James Gaffigan, will perform three ... Read more
June 19, 2025
Review
Keith R. Fisher: GORDON GETTY Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Fanfare — I cannot recall ever having a more intimate operatic experience than listening to Gordo... Read more
April 16, 2025
Recording
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2025)
Gordon Getty’s opera, based on James Hilton’s beloved 1934 novella “Goodbye, Mr. ... Read more
January 7, 2025
Composition
Saint Christopher
For SATB chorus, organ and orchestra
Duration: 2:53
Poem by Gordon Getty Read more
August 7, 2024
Composition
Impenitent Ultima
For TB chorus and orchestra
Duration: 5:12
Poem by Ernest Christopher Dowson Read more
March 1, 2024
