Story: Dech, Gil

Gil Dech with Gladys Moncrieff

Gil Dech with Gladys Moncrieff

As director of music for a Sydney recording studio from 1927, Gil Dech conducted instrumental accompaniments for many of Australia's finest singers, notably soprano Gladys Moncrieff (left). In the 1930s he was her piano accompanist on concert tours.

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Peter Downes. 'Dech, Gil', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000, updated July, 2011. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5d13/dech-gil (accessed 29 March 2024)