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Staff
Kim Gilbert
General Manager
Kim is responsible for the overall management and administration of the Royal College of Organists. Having originally trained in stage management at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , Kim moved into general management and went on to gain an MBA with the Open University Business School . Kim has extensive experience in arts production and management, having worked with organisations as diverse as Scottish Opera, BBC Television and the Barbican Centre, London .
Tel: 05600 767208
Email: > kim.gilbert@rco.org.uk
Andrew McCrea
Director of Academic Development
Andrew is responsible for College examinations and for the promotion of the institution as a professional and learned body. He is the officer-in-charge of the College's library and commissioning editor of the RCO Journal. Andrew trained as an organist (at the Royal College of Music and Amsterdam Conservatoire) and has since followed a career in music education. He is a Professor of Academic Studies at the Royal College of Music and has published a number of articles on aspects of British organ repertoire and performance practice (for the Journal of the British Institute of Organ Studies, the RCO Yearbook and Cambridge University Press's Companion to the Organ), and on the history of organ-building in the Baltic States (The Organ Yearbook and The Nordic-Baltic Organ Book). Andrew has held several appointments as a church organist, and as a recitalist he has appeared in concerts both at home and overseas; in 1997 he was a finalist in the Lahti International Organ Competition, Finland .
Tel: 05600 767231
Email: > andrew.mccrea@rco.org.uk
Simon Williams
Head of Education & Outreach
Simon devises and implements the College's extensive programme of events and courses for organists and choral directors. Simon studied at Durham University and the Royal College of Music, and began his professional career in school teaching, at the same time contributing to organ and choral education, first as a committee member for National Learn the Organ Year, and then as Honorary Secretary of National Organ Teachers Encouragement Scheme. In addition to his work for the RCO, he is Organist & Director of Music at St George's Hanover Square (London W1), a tutor for St Giles International Organ School, and Music Director of Harrow Choral Society.
Tel: 05600 767237
Email: > simon.williams@rco.org.uk
Andrew Macintosh
College's Administrator
Andrew also holds the position of Director of Music at All Saints' Church, St Andrews , which involves working with singers and musicians from many different backgrounds. He was organ scholar at the University of St Andrews as well as a director, accompanist, singer, tutor and administrator.
Tel: 05601 269426
Email: > andrew.macintosh@rco.org.uk