Robert Bigio flute pages
Articles on the flute
Christopher Steward’s early flute recordings
William Kincaid
William Kincaid (1895–1967), a student
of Georges Barrère, was the first flute in
the Philadelphia orchestra for a
remarkable four decades from 1921.
Kincaid taught many of the leading
American players of the following
generation, including Julius Baker.
Photograph of William Kincaid in 1920.
Dayton C. Miller Collection, Library of
Congress, Washington.
Air à L’Italien from a complete recording of
Telemann’s Suite in A minor, recorded by William
Kincaid in 1941 with the Philadelphia Orchestra
conducted by Eugene Ormandy.
