Simon began his musical education at the age of 7 taking piano lessons and becoming a boy chorister in two parish churches in Sutton Coldfield. This started his interest in choral conducting and playing the organ.
 
Several years on, after study and training alongside a full-time career in Telecommunications, he is now a Freelance Musician based in Staffordshire and much in demand as an accompanist (piano and organ), singer and choir director. Simon has held continuous church posts for over 28 years and, since 2002, as Director of Music at Melbourne Parish Church, Derbyshire which has a busy music programme both at home and throughout the country, substituting for Cathedral choirs each year. He feels both privileged and proud to have directed his Church choirs and other vocal groups at over 30 English Cathedrals during  the past 20 years.

Simon is delighted to have been appointed to the post of Director of Music with the Beaumaris Singers and is looking forward to a long and happy association with this very capable chamber choir as it approaches the quarter century of its founding.