Biographical Sketch

Mrs. Ortrun Gilbert

Ortrun Gilbert, a native of Bremen, Germany, received her musical training in both her native country and in Austria under the direction of several renowned professors.  She has appeared in many ensemble recitals as well as on radio programs in Europe.  Gilbert moved to the United States with her American World War II-veteran husband in 1949 and both received a Bachelor of Music and served on the faculty of the Birmingham Conservatory of Music.  While living in Nashville, Mrs. Gilbert was an associate teacher of piano in the Music Department of Peabody College and taught a large private class in Shelbyville, Tennessee.  During the summer of 1960, she toured as a member of the Notables Trio under the auspices of Alkahest Celebrity Bureau through the southeastern states and continued performing with Douglas Williams through 1961.  Mrs. Gilbert also served as an instructor in Piano and German at Middle Tennessee State College during the 1950s and 1960s.  The founding president of the Tennessee chapter of the American Association of Teachers of German, Gilbert passed away on April 10, 1996.

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