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JAMES GALWAY BIOGRAPHY Mr. Galway travels around the world sharing his music at major concert halls. He visits America two or three times each year as a solo recitalist, often with Phillip Moll as accompanist, or as a guest artist with major U.S. symphony orchestras. Mr. Galway was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. After mastering the penny whistle, he began serious musical training on the flute, winning three top prizes at a local competition at age 12. Following extensive study at the most respected music schools in Europe and a series of positions with leading British orchestras he was appointed Principal Flute of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1969. After six years, Mr. Galway decided to establish a solo career, and within one year he had recorded his first four RCA LPs, played more than 120 concerts, and appeared as a soloist with London's four major orchestras. *Mr. Anderson and the creator of these pages are well aware that one who plays a flute is commonly called a "flautist." However, Mr. Galway has publicly stated that he plays the flute not the flaute so he,
therefore, is a "flutist." I consulted the dictionary on my desk, which belonged to my grandfather-in-law, Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Fifth Edition (yes, "airplane" is in there!--but "jet" and "computer" are not!!) and it says:
"Flautist" A flutist.
"Fluter" A flutist.
"Flutist" A performer on the flute. So there! |
--DA