Simon Lindley
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Simon Lindley (born 10 October 1948) is an English organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer. He was Leeds City Organist from 1976 to 2017 (named City Organist Emeritus in Summer 2017) and is Organist Emeritus of Leeds Minster, having been organist and Master of the Music Leeds Minster from 1975 until his retirement in 2016.[1]
Early life
Lindley was born in London. His father was an Anglican priest, and his mother was a writer, the daughter of Belgian poet and art historian
Emile Cammaerts. After early education at Magdalen College School, Oxford, and graduation from the Royal College of Music in London, Lindley began an organ career in 1969, playing at various London churches and recording organ music.[2]
Career
Lindley served as an organ tutor at the
Leeds Polytechnic - now Leeds Beckett University from 1976 to 1987 and held the post of Senior Assistant Music Officer for Leeds City Council from 1987 to 2011. During the 1970s and 80s he was Chorus Master to Halifax Choral Society and Leeds Philharmonic Society. Since 1991 he has served as Secretary of the Church Music Society.[2] From 2009 and 2010 respectively, Lindley has held posts as conductor of Sheffield Bach Society and Doncaster Choral Society until stepping down in 2023. From 1997 until 2022 he served as Music Director of Overgate Hospice Choir, Halifax
.
Awards and Honorary Posts
Lindley was president of the
Yorkshire West Riding as Provincial Grand Organist.[2] Lindley is the recipient of the "Spirit of Leeds" award from Leeds Civic Trust presented in 2006 and The Leeds Award from Leeds City Council
in 2016.
Recordings and Voluntary Work
Lindley has recorded as organ soloist with orchestras including the
Northern Sinfonia, with Huddersfield Choral Society, and as accompanist to such musicians as violinists David Greed and Marat Bisengaliev and cornet virtuoso Phillip McCann. He also holds office as conductor of choirs and choral societies in Doncaster, Halifax, Leeds and Sheffield.[2] From 2006 until 2019 he gave a monthly Organ Concert each month in Fulneck Moravian Church
.
References
- ^ "Organists of the Minster". leedsminster.org.
- ^ a b c d e Lindley, Simon. "A Biography", SimonLindley.org, accessed 30 April 2017[self-published source]
- ^ John Rutter's 1974 carol Jesus Child bears a dedication "for Simon Lindley and the choir of St Albans School". J. Rutter (eds.), "Carols for Choirs I"
External links
- Official website, archived 6 October 2022
- Simon Lindley at Allmusic.com
- Leeds International Concert Season
- St Peter's Singers
- Sheffield Bach Choir
- Doncaster Choral Society
- Church Music Society
- One Equal Music
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