Andrew Millington

{{Short description|British cathedral organist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

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| occupation = Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford
(1983-1999)
Organist and Master of the Choristers at Exeter
(1999-2015)
Composer

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Andrew Millington (born 1952) is a British cathedral organist who served as Director of Music at Exeter between 1999 and 2015.{{cite web|title=Exeter Cathedral 2014-2015|page=23|volume=Vol. 7 Nbr. 9|date=2016|url=http://www.onceachorister.org/files/2016Newsletter300916web.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113114519/http://www.onceachorister.org/files/2016Newsletter300916web.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2017|publisher=The Federation of Old Cathedral Choristers' Associations (fcoca)|author=David Davies. Acting Director of Music|accessdate=12 January 2016}} He is also active as a composer, and has had several choral pieces published.

As a boy Millington sang in the choir at Great Malvern Priory. 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.{{cite web|url=http://trinitycollegechoir.com/organ/organ-music-evensong/andrew-millington/|title=Andrew Millington| work=Trinity College Choir|accessdate=12 January 2016}} Another important influence from this time was Harry Bramma.{{cite web|title=Andrew Millington|publisher=Music & Vision| url=http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/m/a/andrew-millington.htm| accessdate=12 January 2016}} He was still a schoolboy when he became accompanist to the City of Birmingham Choir, of which Robinson was the longstanding conductor. 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). At Cambridge he obtained his degree. His teachers included David Willcocks, George Guest and John Rutter.

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. In 1983 he took over from Philip Moore as Director of Music at Guildford Cathedral. He moved again in 1999, taking over from Lucian Nethsingha at Exeter.