J Simon van der Walt #

J. Simon van der Walt is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and teacher, living and working in Scotland. His music draws on many styles and approaches, including score-based composition, installation, sound art, performance, devising and improvising. At one time a jazz trumpet player, Simon has also been known to perform on the trombone, didgeridu, guitar, gamelan, laptop, and an assortment of home-made instruments. He teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, where he is head of the taught postgraduate programmes in music.