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, participated in tours of the USA, performed in the Sistine Chapel, and sung at international events in Normandy to commemorate both the 75th and 80th anniversaries of D-Day.

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His busy schedule as a choral conductor also includes the directorships of Hereford Chamber Choir, Ledbury Choral Society, Kington Choral Society and the Cotswolds-based Cantores Chamber Choir.

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Simon has worked with professional orchestra the Central England Camerata, period instrument ensemble The Musical and Amicable Society, and internationally renowned viol consort Fretwork. He has conducted premieres of works by composers including 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.