Gerald Gentry studied music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and privately with Armstrong Gibbs, Walter Goehr and Paul van Kempen.

Beginning his career as a viola player in the 1940s, in the early 50s he was appointed a staff conductor with the BBC. Following nearly twenty years as a music consultant to the West Riding Education Department in Yorkshire, England, he migrated to Australia in 1984.

Throughout his career Gerald Gentry has been a tireless promoter of contemporary music regarding the work of present-day composers as a vital and essential element in a nation’s musical life.

Gerald Gentry is currently the vice-president of the Melbourne-based Friends of Percy Grainger.

Gerald is also the Artistic Director of the Southern Cross Philhamonia Orchestra.