Sparkle and Burn album
You can find the pieces the Simon wrote for the EMI Sparkle and Burn album "Emotive Small Ensemble" entitled "A Serious Thought" and "Timepiece" click here.
Category Archive for : ‘News’
New piano pieces for Faber album
Simon has been invited to write three new piano pieces by his publishers Faber Music for inclusion on a new album to be released on their Altitude label. Recording session for this will be in London in June with Simon performing his own pieces. The album will be...
Simon scores The Gift for Wall to Wall and BBC1
Simon has written the music for the new series "The Gift", presented by Mel Giedroyc and Matt Baker. The first programme will be screened on Tuesday, February 10th at 9pm on BBC1. The series follows some amazing stories of people who are searching for someone to...
Simon commissioned to write a piece with Dame Evelyn Glennie
Simon has had the great honor of working with Dame Evelyn on a piece for a campaign by Oracle on the subject of Big Data. Using a wide range of percussion, including marimba, vibraphone, sen plates, and snare drum, as well as strings and keyboards, Dame Evelyn and...
Long Lost Family wins BAFTA
Long Lost Family, for which Simon wrote the music, has won the BAFTA award for Best Features Programme, beating the likes of The Great British Bake Off, Grand Designs and The Choir in the process. Congratulations to all involved with the programme.
A Quarter Of A Million Miles website launched
Finally...the first fruits of Simon's project inspired by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins' book "Carrying The Fire" is available to hear and see. Three pieces have been recorded and mixed and each has an accompanying film featuring some jaw-dropping NASA...
Long Lost Family wins RTS Award
Long Lost Family, the ITV series presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell and featuring Simon's music has won the RTS award 2013 for the best Popular and Factual features programme.
A Quarter Of A Million Miles first recording sessions take place
The first three pieces of Simon's album "A Quarter Of A Million Miles" have been recorded and mixed in London. Simon has been working with the wonderful Ben Trigg and Amy May on these recordings as well as some excellent string players and soloists Jack Liebeck...