Simon Mold

Simon Mold was born in Buxton, UK in 1957, and following success as a treble soloist in the north west of England became a chorister at Peterborough Cathedral under the legendary Dr Stanley Vann. After reading English Language and Medieval Literature at Durham University, where he was a cathedral choral scholar, Simon embarked upon a teaching career principally in the south of England, and sang in several cathedral choirs. Upon retirement from teaching he joined Leicester Cathedral Choir just in time to take part in the memorable Richard III Reinterment ceremonies in 2015. His interest in composition began at Peterborough where he directed a performance of one of his own choral pieces in the cathedral whilst still a boy chorister, and subsequently Simon’s music has been widely published, performed, recorded and broadcast: for instance his anthem Come, praise the saints, for choir, organ and 3 trumpets was conducted by John Scott in St Paul’s Cathedral, London, and his well-known Candlelight Carol featured in Lesley Garrett’s BBC television series Christmas Voices. In addition to his sacred music Simon’s output includes secular choral pieces, instrumental works and contributions to the organ repertoire; he has also written a number of song cycles. Simon has additionally been a regular contributor to various musical and literary magazines, and has written widely on diverse aspects of music, language and literature. A verse collection, Poetry of the Peak, was published in 2019.

More information can be found at https://composersalliance.com/composers/contact.cfm?composer=196

For collections of Simon’s music available on CD please see the following:
https://www.heraldav.co.uk/product/the-beatific-vision/

https://www.heritage-records.com/shop/choral/heritage-choral/hush-little-child/

https://www.heritage-records.com/shop/vocal/heritage-vocal/simon-mold-song-cycles/