Director: Simon Whalley | |
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Simon is the Fellow in Music at Keble and Director of Music in the Chapel. He has wide experience of ecclesiastical music as conductor, singer and player, having contributed professionally to the musical life of a number of cathedrals, college chapels and churches. He has worked with some of the most experienced choral directors in the land and conducted a number of choirs both in Oxfordshire and further afield. He has a catholic taste in music and enjoys performing music from the earliest plainchant to 21st century composers. His chief research interest was into the music of Benjamin Britten and this is reflected in a keen focus on British composers of the last century. As a conductor he aims to engage singers with his positive and energetic style and meticulous care for fine, musical detail. Simon also teaches music at secondary level - at Abingdon School - and is a composer who has written extensively for choirs, both sacred and secular. Works of his have been performed both at home (Wigmore Hall, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, New College, Oxford, Winchester Cathedral) and abroad (from command performances in front of the President of the United States in Washington DC to settings of Russian poetry at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow). His music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and the Internet. He has also composed much instrumental music including some for the theatre and film music. His Triptych was recently premiered at the Jacqueline du Pré Building in Oxford as part of the 2007 Oxford Artweeks celebrations. |
Visit Simon's website at www.simonwhalley.com |