Andrew Millington

Andrew Millington
Andrew Millington
Born	1952
Occupation	Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford; (1983-1999); Organist and Master of the Choristers at Exeter; (1999-2015); Composer
Spouse(s)	Madeleine Cooke
Children	3

Andrew Millington (born 1952) is a British cathedral organist, and served as Director of Music at Exeter between 1999 and 2015.[1] He is also active as a composer, and has had several choral pieces published.[2]

As a boy Millington sang in the choir at Great Malvern Priory.[2] He attended the King's School, Worcester where he was talent-spotted by Christopher Robinson, the Organist and Master of the Choristers at Worcester Cathedral.[2] Another important influence from this time was Harry Bramma.[3] He was still a schoolboy when he became accompanist to the City of Birmingham Choir, of which Robinson was the longstanding conductor.[2] He moved on to Downing College, Cambridge, serving as organ scholar between 1971 and 1974. It was during this time that he became a fellow of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO).[2] At Cambridge he obtained his degree. His teachers included David Willcocks, George Guest and John Rutter.[2]

In 1975 he was appointed assistant organist at Gloucester Cathedral, a role he combined with a teaching post at the cathedral school (King's School). He stayed at Gloucester till 1983, during which time he was centrally involved in various aspects of the Three Choirs Festival.[2] In 1983 he took over from Philip Moore as Director of Music at Guildford Cathedral.[2] He moved again in 1999, taking over from Lucian Nethsingha at Exeter.[2]

References

David Davies. Acting Director of Music (2016). "Exeter Cathedral 2014-2015" (PDF). The Federation of Old Cathedral Choristers' Associations (fcoca). p. 23. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
"Andrew Millington". Trinity College Choir. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
"Andrew Millington". Music & Vision. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Philip Moore	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Guildford Cathedral 1983-1999	Succeeded by Stephen Farr
Preceded by Lucian Nethsingha	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Exeter Cathedral 1999-2015	Succeeded by Timothy Noon

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[AMperDD-1] David Davies. Acting Director of Music (2016). "Exeter Cathedral 2014-2015" (PDF). The Federation of Old Cathedral Choristers' Associations (fcoca). p. 23. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

[AMperTrinCam-2] "Andrew Millington". Trinity College Choir. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

[AMperM&V-3] "Andrew Millington". Music & Vision. Retrieved 12 January 2016.