A highly experienced, flexible accompanist (organ and piano) and continuo player, Simon began playing the organ at the age of 13 and by the time he was 16 had recorded his first disc.

He is a former Organ Scholar of Chichester Cathedral where he accompanied the world-renowned choir regularly during the daily sung services in the cathedral. Whilst there he studied organ with the cathedral organist, Alan Thurlow and the late David Sanger. A resident of Berkshire Simon travels extensively throughout the UK as accompanist, continuo player and organist to several choirs, and regularly plays at cathedrals throughout the UK.  He is also in demand as a teacher.

Further afield, concert tours have taken him to Ireland, Germany, Belgium and the USA (including the cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York). Simon has broadcast on BBC TV, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Berkshire and Classic FM and performed with the international organ virtuoso, the late Carlo Curley. He has given first performances of works by Cecilia McDowell, Bob Chilcott and Andrew Millington.

Simon is Organist and Director of Music at The Royal Military AcademySandhurst. He has appeared as organist with the London Welsh Male Voice Choir and is organist for the Reading-based choirs Tamesis, Reading Festival Chorus, Erlegh Cantors and the South Berkshire Singers.  Away from Reading, he performs regularly with choirs based in Salisbury, Warminster and Marlborough.

As an orchestral player Simon has performed with the Brandenburg Orchestras and performs as organist with both the Chameleon Arts Orchestra and British Sinfonietta.