A native of greater New Haven, Connecticut, Gabriel Rhys Simerson is a bass, organist-choirmaster, and composer with a concentrated interest in the Anglican tradition. As a singer, he has served the acclaimed choirs of St. Paul’s, K Street, St. Thomas’s, New Haven, and Old Saint Paul’s, Edinburgh, and secularly has been a member of the American University Chamber Singers and the Edinburgh University Chamber Choir, making a number of solo appearances domestically and on tour in Greece and Poland.

His choral works, described as “transatlantic,” “felicitous,” and “lovingly tonal,” have enjoyed annual premieres, and performances in the United States, England, and Scotland, including at Wells Cathedral and Washington National Cathedral.

At age 19, Gabe was appointed Interim Director of Music and Organist of St. Thomas’s, New Haven (a bench once occupied by Charles Ives). He has also served as a guest organist, interim organist, or organ scholar at All Souls Woodley Park, Yale Divinity School, the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, and Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, in place of The Thirteen’s Matthew Robertson. He has been published in The American Organist, the Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians, and The Diapason, and his memberships include the Association of Anglican Musicians and the Herbert Howells Society.

In October 2021, Gabe was appointed Interim Organist and Choirmaster of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Burke, VA, and in June 2022 was named Director of Music and Organist, a position that includes the oversight of an adult choral program, the development of a youth choir, and the administration of an annual concert series.