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Gil Dech with Gladys Moncrieff

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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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Reference: Vol 5 publicity

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Peter Downes. 'Dech, Gil', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000, whakahou July 2011. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2498/gil-dech-with-gladys-moncrieff (accessed 4 June 2026).