Simon Harper is a freelance singer, conductor and teacher. He read music at the University of York, studied choral conducting with Paul Spicer, and was a member of the prestigious Genesis Sixteen scheme. As a Tenor Lay Clerk in Hereford Cathedral Choir, Simon has sung in live BBC broadcasts, participating in tours of the USA, performing in the Sistine Chapel and sung in international events in Normandy to commemorate both the 75th and 80th anniversaries of D-Day. 

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Simon’s busy schedule as a choral conductor includes the directorship of Hereford Chamber Choir, Cotswold-based Cantores Chamber Choir, Ledbury Choral Society and Kington Choral Society. He has worked with professional orchestra the Central England Camerata, period instrumental ensemble The Musical and Amicable Society and international renowned viol consort Fretwork. He has also conducted premieres of works by contemporary composers Kerensa Briggs, Liz Dilnot-Johnson and Robert Peate at the Three Choirs Festival and the Hay Festival.

 

Simon also teaches singing and A Level Music at schools in Malvern and Worcester.