Originally from the UK, Simon has been establishing roots in his adopted home city of Indianapolis since 2011, when he commenced a three-year post as Associate Organist and Choirmaster at Christ Church Cathedral on Monument Circle. It was during this time that he developed a deep appreciation for the city’s musical heritage and its dedication to classical choral music.

Simon’s love of choral and organ music began as a chorister at Waltham Abbey in Essex. Following a year as Organ Scholar at All Saints, Margaret Street, he went on to read for a degree in Music at Clare College, Cambridge. As College Organ Scholar, he worked closely with Timothy Brown and the College’s internationally renowned chapel choir in a busy schedule of choral services, performances, recordings, and broadcasts. While at Cambridge, Simon also conducted several university instrumental ensembles and studied orchestral conducting with Paul Brough and George Hurst.

In 2013, Simon won First Prize and the Audience Prize at the St Albans International Organ Competition. As the 22nd organist to receive this distinction since 1963, he joined a distinguished lineage of past winners and went on to build an international reputation for his innovative programming, exacting technique, and engaging performances. He continued his organ studies with James David Christie at Oberlin College, receiving an Artist Diploma in 2015.

Simon subsequently pursued a career in commercial aviation. He has earned type ratings on the Embraer 170, Airbus A320, Boeing 717, and Boeing 757/767, and currently flies the latter as a First Officer for Delta Air Lines.