Simon Proctor

Simon Proctor is a British composer, pianist, and flautist, famous for his works for unusual instruments. Notable among these is his "Concerto for Serpent and Orchestra", and his concerto for keyed bugle. The "Amherst Suite" also features the serpent. He composed a Jubilee Fanfare for the RHS Bicentennial, which was attended by the Duke of Edinburgh.

He has also composed a great number of other less well-known works, including concerti for the organ, trumpet, tuba,and many works for solo piano including a seven-part fugue.

Simon is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music.

Simon lives in Maidstone, Kent and teaches piano and harmony at the Kent Music centre, where he frequently performs, and several other schools in the area. He has made two CDs of his compositions, Sounds of Kent - Piano (recorded by 12 year old Tyler Hay), and Sounds of Kent - Woodwind (recorded by the Pneuma Quintet, a wind quintet of students from the Royal Academy of Music).

Mr. Proctor composed a symphony, which included a hand bell ensemble, for the Lincoln Park Academy Orchestra in 2000.