Simon Knight, bassoonist, holds an MBA from Warwick Business School (UK) and is an IT Executive. He studied bassoon under Kerry Camden, Professor of Bassoon at the Royal College of Music, and played with the Dartington College of Music orchestra and International Summer School. He is principal bassoon with the Santa Barbara Chamber Players and City College Symphony and plays with various local chamber music groups. He is a founder and treasurer of the Santa Barbara Chamber Players and Vice President of the Chamber Music Society of Santa Barbara. As well as classical music, Simon plays Uilleann pipes, and on saxophone, was a member of jazz fusion ensembles and the Dartington Big Band under the direction of experimental composer James Fulkerson.