A few details about Simon
Simon Dunbavand was a piano pupil of Martin Roscoe and studied organ at Chester Cathedral as a pupil of Roger Fisher, working extensively with the cathedral choir as well as recording and giving recitals. Whilst at school he gained the A.R.C.M diploma in organ performance and was subsequently Organ Scholar at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he read music and studied organ with David Sanger.His concerts have included venues in England as well as tours to Denmark, Norway and Hungary. Simon has given recitals at St. John's College, Cambridge and Merton College, Oxford, the Vendsyssel Festival, Truro Cathedral and Chester Cathedral. Simon was until recently Director of Music at the historic church of St. Fimbarrus, Fowey, and was also conductor of the Carlyon Singers as well as working with the St. Austell Choral Society. With the Carlyon Singers he presented a series of concerts of little-known Russian Orthodox choral music which he researched in St Petersburg.
He has also worked with New Cornwall Opera and Duchy Opera and as the Education and Training Officer for R.S.C.M. Cornwall he directed choral rehearsals and workshops across the county. He also recently presented a workshop devoted to the music of Victoria, Lobo and Guerrero in the magnificent venue of Buckfast Abbey for the South West Early Music Forum and has also performed regularly at the DuMaurier Festival and the Lewes Festival. Simon has also given concerts and recitals as part of Fowey Royal Regatta, Dartmouth Royal Regatta and the Funchall 500 Tall Ships Regatta at Falmouth.
Simon is currently researching music by Messiaen, Duruflé, Bach and the composers of the Grand Siècle for a forthcoming book which is devoted to the exploration of the links between theology, spirituality and liturgical organ music, whilst the project Visions of Eternity is a new CD which Simon recently recorded on the magnificent Drake organ in Totnes, Devon. Throughout the year Simon also lectures during classical music themed cruises for various shipping lines as well as running choral programmes. Recently he has visited Cuba, Chile, Peru and Ecuador, in addition to Scandinavia and Russia. In Spring 2009 he travelled from Mauritius to the Seychelles, Maldives, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Israel and the Occupied Territories and Jordan.
He has also worked with New Cornwall Opera and Duchy Opera and as the Education and Training Officer for R.S.C.M. Cornwall he directed choral rehearsals and workshops across the county. He also recently presented a workshop devoted to the music of Victoria, Lobo and Guerrero in the magnificent venue of Buckfast Abbey for the South West Early Music Forum and has also performed regularly at the DuMaurier Festival and the Lewes Festival. Simon has also given concerts and recitals as part of Fowey Royal Regatta, Dartmouth Royal Regatta and the Funchall 500 Tall Ships Regatta at Falmouth.