Hugh Gibson, Co-Artistic Director of Soundscapes, was violist with the New Orleans Philharmonic and the San Antonio Symphony before performing with the Houston Symphony for thirty seasons. He was a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra for five summers and has been on the performing faculties of the Rocky Ridge Music Center, Taos School of Music and the American Institute for Musical Studies at Graz, Austria. Mr. Gibson currently resides in Ranches de Taos, NM. And performs as principal violist with the Roswell Symphony; he has also served as principal violist with the North Carolina, Corpus Christi and San Juan Symphonies. Mr. Gibson is also a trained visual artist; his painting "View from Llano Quemado" was the artwork for the Soundscapes debut concert series. He has exhibited and won awards in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and California.