He was born in 1767, the eldest son of John Simms of Staffordshire. Many of his siblings were also musicians in the Midlands.[2]
He was appointed as organist of St Philip's Church, Birmingham in succession to Joseph Harris who was appointed to Worcester Cathedral. Bishop Simms was also organist of St. Mary’s Chapel in Birmingham
He was a violinist, and one of the orchestra at the Birmingham Festivals from 1805.
In 1809 he gave the opening recital on the new Elliot organ in the Church of St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove. His brother, James Simms, was then the organist at this church for some 45 years.
^A Dictionary of Musicians: From the Earliest Ages to the Present. p.436. John S. Sainsbury, Alexandre Choron. 1824
January 01, 1970
bishop, simms, 1767, january, 1829, english, organist, composer, born1767died30, january, 1829, aged, occupationscomposerinstrumentsorgan, contents, background, appointments, compositions, referencesbackground, edithe, born, 1767, eldest, john, simms, stafford. Bishop Simms 1767 30 January 1829 was an English organist and composer 1 Bishop SimmsBorn1767Died30 January 1829 aged 61 62 OccupationsComposerInstrumentsOrgan Contents 1 Background 2 Appointments 3 Compositions 4 ReferencesBackground editHe was born in 1767 the eldest son of John Simms of Staffordshire Many of his siblings were also musicians in the Midlands 2 He was appointed as organist of St Philip s Church Birmingham in succession to Joseph Harris who was appointed to Worcester Cathedral Bishop Simms was also organist of St Mary s Chapel in BirminghamHe was a violinist and one of the orchestra at the Birmingham Festivals from 1805 In 1809 he gave the opening recital on the new Elliot organ in the Church of St John the Baptist Bromsgrove His brother James Simms was then the organist at this church for some 45 years He died in Birmingham in 1829 and his post at St Philip s Church Birmingham was filled by his nephew Appointments editOrganist of St Mary s Chapel Birmingham Organist of St Philip s Church Birmingham 1803 1829Compositions editIn 1810 he published an adaptation of Haydn s chorus The Heavens are Telling from his oratorio The Creation Cultural offices Preceded byJeremiah Clarke Organist and Master of the Choristers of St Philip s Church Birmingham1803 1829 Succeeded byHenry SimmsReferences edit British Musical Biography Stephen Samuel Stratton and James Duff Brown 1897 A Dictionary of Musicians From the Earliest Ages to the Present p 436 John S Sainsbury Alexandre Choron 1824 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bishop Simms amp oldid 1216816032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
