Geoffrey
Browne has a family background of medicine. His grandfather,
F.J. Browne, was born near Manorcunningham in Donegal, Ireland, and became a founder
professor of University College Hospital in London. He was married to Dr. Grace Cuthbert Browne who was a pioneer of child welfare in Sydney's North Shore Hospital. She was honoured in the book Great Australians. Geoffrey's
father was professor John C. McClure Browne of London's Hammersmith
Hospital, and John's younger sister was Eileen Browne who
was famous for her pioneering BBC broadcasts for children.
Geoffrey's mother was a nurse, and his sister is a hospital administrator.
Geoffrey chose music rather than medicine, and has had a long
and colourful career as player of Oboe and English Horn, based
in London.
He is
the author of The Art of Cor Anglais,
and teaches and lectures in Europe. He has also given a broadcast talk for the BBC. Currently he teaches at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He is a soloist and
an orchestral player and can be heard on the sound tracks
of many films such as The Shooting Party (with the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra) and The Empire Strikes Back (with
the London Symphony Orchestra). He is interested in writing and in engineering, has a Professional Certificate in
Management and a Certificate in Humanities, both from the Open University.
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