Gilbert Vinter has been played on NTS in shows including Westward Ho! w/ Ashley Wales, featured first on 29 February 2024. Songs played include Variations On 'The Shining River' Op. 101.

Gilbert Vinter (born May 4, 1909, Lincoln; died October 10, 1969, Tintagel) was an English conductor and composer, most celebrated for his compositions for brass bands.

As a youth, Vinter was a chorister at Lincoln Cathedral, and eventually became Head Chorister there. He later became a bassoonist. In 1930, he joined the BBC Military Band, where he did much of his early conducting. It was during that time that he also began to compose. During…