DR SIMON FRICKER In Concert At Sea

Simon began playing the piano at the age of four, having perfect pitch and the ability to immediately play anything that he heard. Formal training followed, he also studied violoncello and spent several years as a chorister whilst at grammar school. Gaining his LTCL, whilst embarking upon a chemistry degree, he was asked to musically direct a theatre show. So began an exciting career as musical director and arranger for countless productions in virtually all the major theatres around the UK. From favourites such as ‘Blood Brothers’, ‘The Wizard of Oz’, ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’, ‘Annie’, ‘The Boyfriend’, ’South Pacific’, ‘Guys and Dolls’, ‘Robert and Elizabeth’, ‘Godspell’, ‘Hello, Dolly!’, ‘Mame’ and ‘West Side Story’, to those with an original concept; ‘Patsy Cline – A Musical Tribute’, ‘She Knows You Know’, ‘Stand By Your Man’, ‘Houdini - The Musical’, ‘Rave On’ and a whole repertoire of pantomimes. Escapades abroad include an extensive german tour of ‘Oklahoma!’ and ‘Elvis the Legend’ in Sweden. 

In theatre, television and cabaret, Simon has worked with a host of our most celebrated variety performers; Tommy Cooper, Jimmy Tarbuck, Kenny Lynch, Larry Grayson, Les Dennis, Ray Alan, Lulu, Freddie Starr, Barbara Windsor, Ruth Madoc, Brian Blessed, Gorden Kaye, Max Bygraves, Ruby Murray and John Hanson, to name but a few! He has fulfilled many contracts at sea aboard QE2, Saga Rose, Saga Pearl II, Saga Sapphire, Spirit Of Discovery, Spirit of Adventure, Balmoral and Boudicca cruise liners. 

Revisiting academia, Simon recommenced piano and pipe organ studies at the University of Chichester and developed a keen interest in composition. He holds BA(Hons) and MA degrees in Music, a PhD in Composition from the University of Sussex and a Performer's Diploma from Trinity College, London.