Ruth Gipps was an English classical composer and conductor born in Plymouth in 1921 who studied at the Royal College of Music and began her professional career in the 1940s with orchestral and chamber compositions. Her music is rooted in mid-20th-century British tonal traditions with neo-classical and Romantic influences, characterised by lyrical melodies and clear textures, and her career encompassed composing, conducting, teaching and broadcasting within a cultural context that often limited women's roles in classical music.
