Simon Brett

Location:

Across UK & abroad
United Kingdom NE

Contact:

e-mail: contact via the website link on here.

Additional Info:

Substantial experience of accompaniment across UK and abroad - on organ, piano and keyboards - playing for individuals and choral societies, as well as for instrumentalists, and in various styles and genres (classical, jazz, traditional folk & popular). Classical work centres around places of worship - formerly two cathedrals and numerous churches, including Dunblane (C of S) and Newcastle (St. Nicholas' Anglican / C of E) Cathedrals. Accompanist, Callington Singers/Little Choir (Cornwall), Bailiffgate Singers (Northumberland), St. Bede's Choral Group (Tyne & Wear), The Military Wives Choirs (various) (UK), Jeløy Kirkes Ungdomskor og Vokalensemble (Østfold) (Norway). Jazz work centres on jazz piano especially with singers and other instrumentalists, improvisation and session work, traditional folk centres on barn dances / ceilidhs with other instrumentalists, occasional concerts and special events and session work.

Various diplomas with prizes from Royal College of Organists and Associated Board; full member, Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM).

Fees

fees would obviously be variable and negotiable, depending on location, logistics, level of musical requirements, amount of rehearsal time required and complexity of the music concerned, and whether or not audio and/or video recordings were involved.

Instruments

Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Electronic Keyboard

Specialisms

Early Music, Contemporary Music, Jazz, Improvisation, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Vocal Repetiteur, Musical Theatre, Musical Direction

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