Simon Proctor - composer

[watervole]

 My brother-in-law, Simon Proctor, is professional composer who specialises in unusual instruments.

I once did a piece of embroidery with a serpent because Simon composed a concerto for serpents, otherwise I'd probably never have known such an instrument existed.



Simon Proctor likes a challenge.  He's composed for everything from glass harmonica


to tuba



 Any commission for any instrument welcome, especially the more unusual or unconventional. Each piece is very carefully researched to ensure it suits the instruments and players concerned. His aim is always to produce music which is melodious, harmonious and appealing. 

Comments

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

This is exciting! Well, apart from that glass harmonica I know the instruments, even the serpent ( I saw it in Gulliver´s Travels illustrations:-)).
Is there a chance to hear the samples?

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I haven't got a sample of the glass harmonica music. (but if you half fill a glass with water and run a wet finger around the edge until it sings, that's what it sounds like).

We'll be adding sound extracts from several of Simon's compositions to the web site, but I'm not sure if we have any of the serpent concertos.