What is Simon Preston?
'''Simon John Preston''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (4 August 1938 – 13 May 2022) was an English organist, conductor, and composer. He was sub-organist of [[Westminster Abbey]] from 1962 to 1967, and organist of [[Christ Church, Oxford]] from 1970 before returning to Westminster as Organist and Master of the Choristers in 1981.<ref>[https://www.eloquenceclassics.com/simon-preston/ Simon Preston at Eloquence Classics]</ref> Preston was promoted [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59090 |date=13 June 2009 |page=8 |supp=y }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_06_09mainlist.pdf|title=2009 Birthday Honours List|website=News.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2020-07-02}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Preston, Simon}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:English composers]] [[Category:Conductors]] [[Category:Organists]] [[Category:English musicians]] {{bio-stub}}