The Trustees of the Society are the Officers, together with 5 other elected members. The officers are the Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Membership Secretary. The Trustees of the Society are appointed for a term of 5 years.
The Society has the support of seven Musical Advisers; two of the Musical Advisers attend Trustee meetings, on rotation.
The Trustees are supported by other, non-committee, holders of named offices. These comprise the Competition Administrator, Gift Aid Administrator, Publicity Officer, SRP News Editor, Workshop Co-ordinator, Chair of the Walter Bergmann Fund and Web Editor.
Finally there are a number of honorary positions. The appointments of the Society’s President and Vice-Presidents are confirmed by resolutions passed at Conference. Honorary Life Members are appointed similarly.
You can send appropriate email to all branches by using the address (mails are also copied to the chair, secretary, treasurer and membership secretary), and to all affiliated groups using
There are email addresses for the individual offices, listed in the sections below. In addition, the following group emails can be be used:
Chair |
Jim Grant |
Secretary |
Liz Bassett |
Treasurer |
Erica Crabtree |
Membership Secretary |
Penny Clarke |
Other Trustees
|
Stephanie Sutherland (to 2027) Jill Taylor (to 2027) Debbie Nicholas (to 2026) Rod Callow (to 2028) Pamela Flanagan (to 2029) |
SRP News Editor |
Jean Campbell |
Web Editor |
Nigel Birch |
e-News editor |
vacant position |
Publicity |
Mary Tyers |
Gift Aid Administrator |
Tessa Rolph |
Workshop Co-ordinator |
Stephanie Sutherland |
Competition Administrator |
Sarah Bronnert (nee Langdon) |
Administrator, Walter Bergmann Fund |
Debbie Nicholas |
Musical Advisers on Committee |
Sandra Foxall Caroline Jones |
Musical Advisers off Committee |
Moira Usher Helen Hooker Alyson Lewin Pamela Flanagan
|
Walter Bergmann Fund Sub-Committee |
Jill Taylor (Chairwoman) (SRP Trustee) Debbie Nicholas (Secretary) (SRP Trustee) Pat Hopkins Rebecca Miles Chris Orton (advisor) Sarah Jeffery (advisor)
|
Auditor | Keith Varney (Annual Appointment) |
President | Philip Thorby |
Vice-Presidents |
Piers Adams |
Honorary Life Members |
John Allen |