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词条 Cyril Gell
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  1. Life

  2. Conducting

  3. Personal life

  4. References

Cyril William Gell ARCO LRAM FGSM (1909-1994) was a musician, conductor of the BBC Singers and former Professor at the Guildhall School of Music.[1][2][3][4][4][5] Gell often acted as conductor on Friday Night Is Music Night and was chorus director on a number of BBC television movies including a production of The Saint of Bleecker Street in 1956,[6] a production of Il trovatore in 1957,[7] a production of Madam Butterfly in 1957,[8] and a production of Rigoletto in 1958.[9]

Life

Cyril William Gell was born in Bedford in 1909 and educated in the town at Bedford Modern School.[1][10] After school, he went up to Worcester College, Oxford as an organ scholar and was later appointed organist to the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey in 1930.[1][2]

Gell was appointed assistant director of music at Bradfield College in 1935 and was later staff organist with the Granada Theatres from 1937 touring with Dudley Beaven (piano and organ show), broadcasting and recording.[1][11] In 1938 he was appointed director of music at Bedales School but joined the music staff of the BBC in 1955 where he conducted the BBC Singers, in particular for Friday Night Is Music Night.[1][11] He was musical director of the Plymouth Philharmonic Chorus between 1958 and 1960 and afterwards a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music between 1960 and 1973.[1]

Conducting

Gell was chorus director on a number of BBC television movies including The Saint of Bleecker Street in 1956,[6] a production of Il trovatore in 1957,[7] a production of Madam Butterfly in 1957,[8] and a production of the opera Rigoletto in 1958.[9]

Personal life

Gell died in Sandy, Bedfordshire, on 4 September 1994.[1]

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=https://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Gell_Cyril_1909|title=Biographical Dictionary of the Organ - Cyril Gell|first=Warwick Bardon|last=Henshaw|website=www.organ-biography.info|accessdate=8 May 2017}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.essexorganmuseum.com/Players-pipe.html#G|title=Directory of Theatre organists|website=www.essexorganmuseum.com|accessdate=8 May 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NWZYAAAAMAAJ&dq=cyril+gell+organist&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=cyril+gell|title=Theatre Organ: Journal of the American Theatre Organ Society|date=1 January 1998|publisher=American Theatre Organ Society|accessdate=8 May 2017|via=Google Books}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=To7mAAAAMAAJ&q=cyril+gell+granada+theatres&dq=cyril+gell+granada+theatres&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6haSNk-DTAhUEDxoKHf7ODjwQ6AEIJzAB|title=British Broadcasting Corporation Empire Broadcasting|date=1 January 1939|publisher=|accessdate=8 May 2017|via=Google Books}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/records/n439f9|title=Rhapsody in Blue|website=BBC|accessdate=8 May 2017}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Iio5AQAAMAAJ&q=cyril+gell+the+saint+of+bleecker+street&dq=cyril+gell+the+saint+of+bleecker+street&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiU18LwnODTAhVB2xoKHVVrCz4Q6AEIKTAB|title=Oper im Fernsehen: grundlagenforschung im Rahmen des forschungsprogramms des Instituts fr Theaterwissenschaft an der Universitt̃ Wien. Hrsg. mit fr̲derung der Gesellschaft fr Musiktheater|first=Helga|last=Bertz-Dostal|date=1 January 1971|publisher=Neumann GmbH.|accessdate=8 May 2017|via=Google Books}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lehRAQAAMAAJ&q=cyril+gell+il+trovatore&dq=cyril+gell+il+trovatore&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjckuqbneDTAhXMWhoKHZthDDsQ6AEIITAA|title=Radio Times|date=1 January 1958|publisher=G. Newnes|accessdate=8 May 2017|via=Google Books}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l80fAQAAMAAJ&q=cyril+gell+madam+butterfly&dq=cyril+gell+madam+butterfly&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjl_TUneDTAhVCvRoKHXVUAzcQ6AEIJzAB|title=London Calling|date=8 May 2017|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=8 May 2017|via=Google Books}}
9. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EOtRAQAAMAAJ&dq=cyril+gell+rigoletto&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=cyril+gell|title=Radio Times|date=1 January 1958|publisher=G. Newnes|accessdate=8 May 2017|via=Google Books}}
10. ^Bedford Modern School of the Black and Red. By A.G. Underwood, 1980; updated and revised in 2010
11. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pH5QAAAAMAAJ&dq=cyril+gell+granada+theatres&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=cyril+gell|title=The Granada Theatres|first=Allen|last=Eyles|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Cinema Theatre Association|accessdate=8 May 2017|via=Google Books}}
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