GEOFFREY GILBERT
Born
Died
Studied with Vincent
Early cinema jobs helped pay
for his tuition at the Royal Manchester College of Music where he was a pupil
of Joseph Lingard. After his three year course he secured a position in a
military band in
He was principal flute in the
London Philharmonic (1936-39), BBC Symphony Orchestra (1948-52) and the Royal
Philharmonic (1957-63).
Teaching was an important
aspect of his career and he held major posts at Trinity College of Music,
Guildhall School of Music and the Royal Manchester College of Music. In 1969 he
was appointed Flute Professor at
Gilbert premiered in
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