Simon Andrews (composer)
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Simon Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Composer |
Simon Warren Andrews (born 1958 in Croydon) is a British composer who is Head of Theoretical Studies, Composition, and Director of The Academy Chorale.
Andrews was educated at Chichester Cathedral Choir School. He has a B.A. and B.Mus. in composition, from Christ Church, Oxford, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.[citation needed]
He pursued composition and piano accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music.[citation needed] 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.[1] Andrews joined the faculty at Elizabethtown College, near Lancaster, PA, as an adjunct theory professor for the spring semester of 2011.[citation needed]
