English conductor Simon Over is co-founder and Music Director of Southbank Sinfonia (SbS) and has conducted the orchestra in a range of performances and projects in venues across UK and Europe. Educated at the Royal Academy of Music, Oxford University and the Amsterdam Conservatoire, Over was a member of the music staff at Westminister Abbey, and Director of Music at both St Margaret's Church and the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminister from 1992 to 2002.