Gordon Getty
Composer
American composer Gordon Getty has made a lifetime of contributions to the world of classical music. He was awarded the prestigious European Culture Prize in 2019 recognizing his extraordinary legacy. Learn more about the man and his music. Scroll down for highlights or explore the website.
Upcoming Performances
New York Premiere Screening “GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS” An Opera Reimagined for Film
Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center
165 W 65th Street, New York, NY 10023
News
The latest on compositions, performances, and recordings.

New York Premiere Screening “GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS” An Opera Reimagined for Film
New York City Opera in partnership with Festival Napa Valley presents Gordon Getty’s opera “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” at Walter Reade Theater on March 2, 2022.

Recording of “Spring Song” is released
Gordon Getty’s “Spring Song” appears on Matt Haimovitz’s new recording “PRIMAVERA II the rabbits.”
Featured Recordings
Gordon Getty’s oeuvre spans orchestral works, song cycles, and full length operas.
Beauty Come Dancing
Love and dance permeate this album of 11 short choral works, paying homage to the romance and elegance of the late 19th century.
Featured Reviews
A complete archive of reviews of works by Gordon Getty, including performances and recordings.
Jeff Kaliss, Beauty Come Dancing
Gordon Getty Aims for Tunes Chopin Might Have Written
Beauty Come Dancing, on the Pentatone label, is an attractive collection that confirms Gordon Getty’s twin loves of composing for voice and making poetry into music. Even those familiar with Getty’s operatic settings of Shakespeare (Plump Jack) and Poe (Usher House) may be unaware that the composer studied English at the University of San Francisco before earning a bachelor’s degree and setting the verses of Alfred Lord Tennyson and Emily Dickinson in song. The poets assembled here range historically from Lord Byron to John Masefield to Getty himself, and the music in many aspects is as varied as the verse, unified by the composer’s self-declared affinity for 19th-century tropes of elegance and romance, and his flair for the dramatic.
Read the full review on San Francisco Classical Voice