Biography for Dr. Gerald Gaul
Dr. Gerald Gaul was born in Davenport,
Iowa and started studying viola at age 11,
first with William Henningbaum, the violin
professor at Augustana College in Moline
Illinois, and subsequently with William
Preucil at the University of Iowa. Re
received a BA in viola performance at New
College in Sarasota Florida, and then went
on to study medicine at the Mayo Clinic.
In 1989 he moved to Grand Forks, ND,
where he still practices as an eye surgeon. In 1990, he founded with
Rob Radmer the Buffalo Commons Chamber Music Society. He was
principal viola with the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra for
twenty years, performing as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.
He has performed as a recitalist in New York City and San Paulo Brazil,
and has played with the Sacramento Opera.
In the last year he has given recitals and chamber music performances
with his wife, Cecilia Florencia Garcia Gaul, who is a violinist. He has
actively supported the music department at the University of North
Dakota, where he has taught in both the music department and in the
medical school. In May of this year he became a trustee of the National
Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota.