Bill Fraser     Branch Chairman
		Bill Fraser studied music extensively in piano, organ, musicianship, singing and carillon. He first commenced playing the organ for church services at the age of 12 and has continued in this capacity for more than 52 years. He currently plays mostly at St. Columba's Uniting Church and Canberra Baptist Church. Bill moved to Canberra for employment with the Commonwealth Public Service in 1971 and continued musical studies with John Barrett, gaining the A.Mus.A in Organ. Further studies were undertaken at the Canberra School of Music in organ and singing. Bill also played the Canberra carillon for 22 years, giving over 500 recitals. Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce, Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, Certificate in Microcomputer Applications, Certificate in Management. Associate Music Australia (A.Mus.A) diploma in organ, Fellow of CPA Australia, Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Gemma Dashwood     Branch Secretary
	Gemma was introduced to church music while she was at school where she sang in sacred music choirs and learnt the pipe organ. Her passion for this genre of music was cemented when she sang with the Newcastle Cathedral Choir from 1997 to 2000, completing her Archbishops' Certificate in Church Music in 1999. Gemma moved to Hertfordshire, UK at the end of 2000 and played for local churches as a relief organist. She sang with the BBC Symphony Chorus and was often seen dragging her cello around train stations to rehearse with the British Police Symphony Orchestra. In 2004 Gemma returned to Australia to start medical school at the ANU, from where she graduated in December 2007. Gemma received an Order of Australia Medal in 1997 for services to Australia through sport.

	Nigel Poole     Website Designer
		Born of Australian parents with nomadic tendencies, Nigel was fortunate to attend an English secondary school with a strong musical tradition, where he learned organ and developed a love of sacred choral music through singing with the school choir. He then made an ill-fated attempt at a Bachelor of Music at Edinburgh University, the high point of which was having an original composition highly commended by the composer Kenneth Leighton, then Dean of the Music Faculty. Nigel went on to fail dismally at first year musicology, and ran away to sea to play piano on cruise ships. 25 years later, deciding this had been a long enough break after school, he returned to studies in the late 1990s with a new enthusiasm, gaining a BA by distance learning (including musicology!), while playing keyboards in tropical Queensland bars. Moving to Canberra around the turn of the millenium, Nigel went into IT professionally and completed a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science in 2007.

Ron Muffett     Treasurer
	Ron has been a steadfast member of St John's choir for several years, and also sings regularly with other ensembles, such as the UC Chorale.

	Geoff Wells     Organ Register
		For forty years, Geoff was organist at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church in the town of his birth, Mudgee, in central western NSW. Here he had a 20-strong four-part choir, plus 12 juniors. For much of that period, he also played for occasions such as weddings and funerals at the nearby Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary's. Geoff was also involved in diverse musical activities besides sacred music: He re-established the Brass Band in Mudgee after its lapsing during the war years. He formed and led the Modernaires Orchestra (dance band) for twenty years. He was chorus master for the Orana Opera Chorus (Mudgee) He was chairman and musical director of the Mudgee Musical Society for more than 18 years. Despite Mudgee's small population of only 5000, the Society was able to present a major production every year. Geoff moved to Queanbeyan in 1991, and became organist and choirmaster at Christ Church Anglican Church for 14 years. Since 2006 he has been a member of the choir of St. Paul's, Manuka. Geoff first joined the NSW branch of the RSCM in 1958, and has been a committee member of the ACT Branch since 1991.

Graeme Brown
	We are very happy to welcome Graeme, with many years of experience in church music, as the newest member of our committee. Graeme's first contact with the RSCM was a series of Organ Tutorials conducted by the late William Pierce at St Barnabas', East Roseville in Sydney. He has been a member of both the NSW and Queensland Branch Committees, serving the latter as Chairman for six years. He organised two very successful Brisbane Summer Schools - 1989 and 1996. He was appointed Director of Music at Canberra's Wesley Uniting Church in June, 2008. He has held similar positions in Lindfield, Sydney (St David's UC), Rockhampton (St Paul's Anglican Cathedral), Armidale (UC) and Indooroopilly, Brisbane (St Andrew's Anglican). He was the inaugural Convener of the UCA (NSW Synod) Church Music Committee (1978 - 81). A semi-retired science teacher, he holds the Associate Diploma of Church Music from the NSW Conservatorium of Music where his organ teacher was Robert Ampt, and conducting teacher, Norman Johnston. He also has qualifications in education [BEd (Riverina CAE), MLitt(UNE)] and science [Dip Tech (Sc) (NSWIT)].