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Impromptu band plays outside conductor Richard Gill's home as he dies When Richard Gill was in the final hours of his life, his many admirers wanted to say goodbye with music. The renowned Australian conductor, musician and teacher was 76 and had been ill with bowel and colorectal cancer for a year. As the seriousness of his condition became clear, colleague and friend Paul Goodchild, associate principal trumpet in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, decided to gather musicians to play Mr Gill's favourite piece of music - The Dam Busters March - to say goodbye. The call went out on Facebook and Mr Goodchild said he hoped that there would be 15 or 20 people turn up to play on Mr Gill's front lawn on Saturday. But instead there were more than 70, including Mr Gill's colleagues, former students, younger musicians and even the police band, who were reportedly on their way to a concert when they took a detour to pay tribute. Mr Goodchild told the Sydney Morning Herald: ...
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