Simon Whalley

New York, New York United States

Organist & Music Director

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Known for nurturing musical talent, Mr. Whalley also directed Jubilate!, a leading chamber choir in the Oxford community. Relocating to New York, Mr. Whalley next accepted a position as music director and organist with the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin. The position at the well-established midtown church involved score preparation, composition, and choir conducting. An avid reader, Simon Whalley is drawn to Victorian authors, as well as more recent writers from Paul Auster to Julian Barnes. His favorite poets include W.H. Auden and William Dunbar, the first British Poet Laureate.