SIMON HARAM HON ARAM GGSM ALCM
AWARDS
Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music
Graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Associate of the London College of Music
Guildhall School of Music & Drama Principal’s Prize
Countess of Munster Award
YCAT
Winner — Portobello Concerts Award
Winner — Tunbridge Wells International Young Concert Artist’s Competition
Runner Up — Pioneer / London Philharmonic Orchestra Soloists Competition
APPOINTMENTS
Professor of Sax Royal Academy of Music 2012 — present
Principal Sax London Sinfonietta 1997 — present
Professor of Sax Guildhall School of Music & Drama 1993 — 2003
Visiting Professor of Sax Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama 2007 — 2011
Visiting Professor of Sax Royal Northern College of Music 2000 — 2004
COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES
MARK BOWDEN - CHANNEL ROSE
Work for Soprano Saxophone and Vibraphone
Commissioned by Sky Arts
First performance by SH and Julian Warburton
Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff
MARK BOWDEN - PARABLE
Work for Solo Alto Saxophone
Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta
First performance by SH
Queen Elizabeth Hall London
MARK BOWDEN - SAPIENS
Work for Solo Soprano Saxophone and Ensemble
Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta
First performance by SH with the LS and Jessica Cottiss
Purcell Room London
TANSY DAVIS - IRIS
Work for Soprano Saxophone and Ensemble
Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta
First performance by SH with the LS and Pierre Andre Valade
Cheltenham Festival
GRAHAM FITKIN - BRAEMAR
Work for Solo Soprano Saxophone
Commissioned by St Margaret's Project Braemar
First performance by SH
St Margaret's Braemar
GRAHAM FITKIN - SPILL
Work for Soprano Saxophone & Harp
First performed SH with Ruth Wall
St Margaret's Braemar
GRAHAM FITKIN - LOOSENING
Work for Soprano Saxophone & String Quartet
Commissioned by the Sacconi Quartet
First performed SH with the Sacconi Quartet
Parish Church of St Mary & St Eanswythe Folkestone
DAVE HEATH - DAWN OF A NEW AGE
Work for Soprano Saxophone, Percussion & Piano
Commissioned by the Kings Lynn Festival
First performance by SH and Evelyn Glennie
Kings Lynn Festival
DAVE HEATH - MOROCCAN FANTASY
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone & Orchestra
Commissioned by the East of England Orchestra
First performance by SH with the EEO and Nicholas Cok
The Assembly Rooms Derby
WALEED HOWRANI - CONCERTO FOR ALTOÂ SAXOPHONE
Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Strings & Percussion
Commissioned by the Hariri Foundation
First performance by SH with the ECO and Clark Rundell
Plaisterer’s Hall, London
WILL GREGORY - INTERFERENCE
Work for Soprano Saxophone & Tape
Commissioned by SH with funds from South East Arts
First Performance by SH
Purcell Room London
EDDIE PARKER - SHHHH! FOR SH
Work for Solo Alto Saxophone
First performance by SH
King's Place London
ANDREW POPPY - HORN HORN
Double Concerto for Two Alto Saxophones & Orchestra
Commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
First performance by SH & John Harle with the RLPO
Philharmonic Hall Liverpool
DEBORAH PRITCHARD - RIVER ABOVE
Work for Solo Alto Saxophone
Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta
First Performance by SH
Royal Festival Hall London
FRASER TRAINER - THE COLOUR OF SCARS
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Ensemble
Commissioned by the London Sinfonietta
First performance by SH with the LS and Pierre Andre Valade
Queen Elizabeth Hall London
PERFORMANCES
CONCERTOS
London Sinfonietta
Philharmonia Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
London Chamber Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
RLPO 10:10 Ensemble
Orchestra Of St John’s
Soloists of the Royal Opera House
East Of England Orchestra
Eos
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Merseyside Youth Orchestra
ORCHESTRAL
London Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Britten Sinfonia
London Mozart Players
European Community Youth Orchestra
Merseyside Youth Orchestra
ENSEMBLE
Graham Fitkin Group
Will Gregory Moog Ensemble
Sospiro Saxes
John Harle Saxophone Quartet
London Saxophonic
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Composers’ Ensemble
Continuum Ensemble
Endymion Ensemble
Nash Ensemble
Pssapha
MOVIE TV & THEATRE
THOMAS ADÈS
Collette
BEN BARTLETT
Lucan
RICHARD BLACKFORD
Der Mann / Im Sommerhaus / In Den Netzen Der Liebe / Spuren Der Liebe/ Summer Solstice
ADAM CORK
London Road
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
Rise of the Guardians / The Monuments Men
HOWARD GOODALL
The Adventures of Mr Bean
SIMON HOLT
Lonely Boy
JAMES HORNER
An American Tale Two
DAN JONES
TV -Â The Middle Classes / Four Last Songs / Bobi Wine / World On Fire
Theatre - Kitchen
ROBERT LOCKHEART
Cold Comfort Farm
DOMINIC MULDOWNEY
TV -Â Tales From Hollywood / The Voluptuous Tango
Theatre -Â The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui / Pygmalion / All My Sons / Mourning Becomes Electra / Present Laughter / The White Guard / 3 Winters
RACHEL PORTMAN
Dolphin Tale 2 / Private Peaceful / Bel Ami / Grey Gardens / The Lake House / Home Fries / Coming Home / Hart’s War / The Legend Of Bagger Vance / The Human Stain / Nicholas Nickleby / The Adventures Of Pinnochio /To Wong Foo
MAX RICHTER
White Boy Rick
MATTHEW SCOTT
Mother Clap’s Molly House / Major Barbara
JOBY TALBOT
The League of Gentlemen
GARY YERSHON
Mr Turner