Meet Simon Daum

Meet Simon Daum, WCCP Tenor 2

Tell us what you're passionate about.

“-donuts -really anything with sugar, butter, flour -expanding musical horizons -exploring mountains and forests and creeks and such”

What is your occupation/profession?

“-teacher (HS: music and theatre, 8th grade: pop piano) -theater assistant manager (everything from lights/sound/rigging/set painting to scheduling/publicity/financial to burning things to building penguins) -freelance musician (church music for Graham Bier, theatrical accompanist for Joseph Ohrt) -private voice/piano teacher”

Have a hobby? 

“-photography -hiking -theater -language learning (right now French and Spanish) -Alexander Technique (body awareness) -bouldering (rock climbing without ropes/harnesses)”

What do you consider your most notable achievements? 

“-earning the title "Head Buckaroo" of the Grammar Rodeo in my high school sophomore English class -perfect score on an Aural Skills quiz in college -singing in the Notre Dame Cathedral -singing with the Philadelphia Orchestra -having a graduating student say he would've quit music without me -summiting Quandary Peak, my first 14er (14,265ft)”

Do you have a charity suggestion we can keep in mind?

“-Musicians on Call: "brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities" -Musicopia: "reaches thousands of children each year through educational music enrichment programs in schools and communities throughout the Philadelphia Region" -Play On, Philly: "provides intensive music education to K-12 students, who would typically lack access, as a vehicle for life skills and academic achievement"”

Skills, services, goods available to other in WCCP?

“-I can reach the top shelf and change lightbulbs pretty easily. -I have studied CCM (contemporary commercial music) vocal pedagogy, if anyone is interested in the more pop/rock/theatre side of singing. -I made a handful of bowties a couple years ago... maybe I could relearn that skill.”

Favorite book? 

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR