Music Director

I'm Beau Surratt and I serve as Associate for Music and Community Connection at St. Simon's where I direct the choir, play organ and piano for liturgies, cultivate congregational song, work with the Rector in planning music and liturgy, and to facilitate partnerships with area organizations, engagement with community events, and presence in community spaces, all so that St. Simon’s can work to ensure that everyone experiences the abundant life that Jesus came to bring. 

Though I grew up in the Southern Baptist Church, my roots and home are the Episcopal Church, and I have served in Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and Episcopal congregations across the Midwest and in the Southeast during my 25+ years as an organist and church musician. I earned my undergraduate degree in Theology and Religion,with additional studies in Church Music, from Elmhurst University, then went on to do graduate work in Liturgy, Theology, Scripture, and Non-profit management at Bexley-Seabury and Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminaries.