Officers & Managers
Chairman: Peter Toyne
Professor Peter Toyne CBE was born near Sheffield in 1939. He became
Chairman of Friends of Cathedral Music in 2002. After posts as a geographer in Higher
Education, with appointments at the Universities of Bristol and Exeter, the West Sussex Institute
of Higher Education and N.E.London Polytechnic he became the founding Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool
John Moores University in 1992. Throughout his career he has been actively involved with
cathedral music and liturgy. He is a member of the Church of England Synod and has been
a member of the Archbishops’ Council. Among his many current appointments he is a member of
the Council of Liverpool Cathedral, Life President of the Liverpool Organists’ Association and
President of the Liverpool YMCA. He is a past Chairman of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Society and was High Sheriff of Merseyside 2001/2. He was Chairman of the Liverpool Culture
Company which resulted in the City’s successful bid to be European Capital of Culture 2008.
He is passionate about the need for the great heritage of cathedral music to be supported
enthusiastically at this crucial time in its development. His hobbies include railways and
travel and he is a fan of ‘Coronation Street’. He was awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday
Honours 2009.
A profile was published in Cathedral Voice.
Officers and Managers
| Post | Holder | |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Prof Peter Toyne | |
| Secretary | Roger Bishton | admin@fcm.org.uk |
| Treasurer | Timothy Rogerson | finance@fcm.org.uk |
| Assistant Treasurer (Membership) | Donald Kerr | atreas@fcm.org.uk |
| Archivist & Information Manager | Dr Rosemary Smith | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Andrew Palmer | editor@fcm.org.uk |
| Editor Singing in Cathedrals | Roger Tucker | sic@fcm.org.uk |
| Events & Merchandising Manager | vacant | |
| Grants Secretary | Christopher Gower | grants@fcm.org.uk |
| Joint D R Co-ordinator | Terry Duffy | drc@fcm.org.uk |
| Joint D R Co-ordinator | Michael Wiles | drc@fcm.org.uk |
| Marketing Manager | Derek Bryan | market@fcm.org.uk |
| Membership Secretary | Tim Hayward | info@fcm.org.uk |
| National Gatherings Manager | Peter Smith | gather@fcm.org.uk |
| Press & PR Manager | Trevor Godfrey | pr@fcm.org.uk |
| Production Manager | Graham Hermon | pm@fcm.org.uk |
| Recruitment Manager | John Tarrant | recruit@fcm.org.uk |
| Webmaster | Peter Whitham | webmaster@fcm.org.uk |
| Website links | Ray Lester | links@fcm.org.uk |