“I simply found it gripping and moving. I felt your grasp of harmony and harmonic progression was particularly impressive.”
John McCabe
Choral music has always been part of Simon’s life, first as a treble, then a tenor, both in his local parish church choir and at school. The Beattie Cup for Musicianship at Aylesbury Grammar School is named after him.
Whilst at university, Simon won a choral scholarship to sing in Exeter Cathedral Choir, and he still sings with a variety of groups. His choral compositions have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and performed on both sides of the Atlantic.
Poem by Rowan Williams and music by Simon Beattie
Poem by Carol Ann Duffy and music by Simon Beattie
To listen to other choral music written by Simon please go to his SoundCloud page here.