Simon Andrews
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Simon Warren Andrews is a British composer, and Head of Theoretical Studies, Composition, and Director of The Academy Chorale.
, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley
.
He pursued composition and piano accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music
. His compositions have been performed in California, New York, Baltimore, Boston, China and Zambia.
In addition to composition, Dr. Andrews has been involved in education as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Ensembles at Franklin and Marshall College, and as Conductor of the Lancaster Opera Company
and Music Director of the Harrisburg Choral Society. He joined the faculty of the Pennsylvania Academy of Music
in 2001.. Dr. Andrews joined the faculty at Elizabethtown College
, near Lancaster, PA, as an adjunct theory professor for the spring semester of 2011.
This piece was first performed in 1996 in Lancaster, PA with the Franklin & Marshall Choir and had its professional debut in November 2006 with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
in collaboration with the Lancaster Symphony Choir, the Franklin & Marshall Choir, and the Millersville University Chorale under the direction of maestro Stephen Gunzenhauser.
Life
He was educated at Chichester Cathedral Choir School. He has a B.A. and B.Mus. in composition, from Christ Church, OxfordChrist Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
He pursued composition and piano accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
. His compositions have been performed in California, New York, Baltimore, Boston, China and Zambia.
In addition to composition, Dr. Andrews has been involved in education as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Ensembles at Franklin and Marshall College, and as Conductor of the Lancaster Opera Company
Lancaster Opera Company
The Lancaster Opera Company is a non-profit, all-volunteer opera in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.- History :In the late 1940s, Frederick and Dorothy Robinson, a husband and wife team of voice teachers moved their studios from Philadelphia to Lancaster in order to accommodate their many area students...
and Music Director of the Harrisburg Choral Society. He joined the faculty of the Pennsylvania Academy of Music
Pennsylvania Academy of Music
The Pennsylvania Academy of Music was a private music school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Academy provided music instruction to students with skill levels ranging from elementary to advanced.-History:...
in 2001.. Dr. Andrews joined the faculty at Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College is a small comprehensive college located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania in Lancaster County. The school was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren...
, near Lancaster, PA, as an adjunct theory professor for the spring semester of 2011.
Compositions
- Mozart Requiem- For 20 years Simon's passion and obsession led him to revise, edit, and re-orchestrate the final work of Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
. His version is very different from many others as he strived to take the work of Mozart's friend Franz Xaver SüssmayrFranz Xaver SüssmayrFranz Xaver Süssmayr was an Austrian composer, now famous for his completion of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem.-Early life:...
, who completed Mozart's requiem after his death, and re-orchestrate it to sound more like Mozart had composed it himself, including the complete restructuring of the development section of Süssmayr's Hosanna fugue in the Sanctus and Benedictus movements.
This piece was first performed in 1996 in Lancaster, PA with the Franklin & Marshall Choir and had its professional debut in November 2006 with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is a local orchestra nestled in the heart of Amish country in the All-America city of Lancaster, PA. They perform year-round at the city's historical Fulton Opera House and is consisted of many highly talented musicians from around the area.It is a member of the...
in collaboration with the Lancaster Symphony Choir, the Franklin & Marshall Choir, and the Millersville University Chorale under the direction of maestro Stephen Gunzenhauser.
- Who Will Go to Bethlehem 2003