Andrew Millington | |
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Born | 1952 |
Occupation(s) | Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford (1983-1999) Organist and Master of the Choristers at Exeter (1999-2015) Composer |
Spouse | Madeleine Cooke |
Children | 3 |
Andrew Millington (born 1952) is a British cathedral organist who 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]
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