Nikita Simmons studied theology at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Theological Seminary (Jordanville, NY) and music at the University of Southern Maine. He has taught Znamenny Chant notation, repertoire and techniques (as well as Church Slavonic language) in the Old Rite communities of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity at Erie, Pennsylvania and the Russian Orthodox Church of the Ascension at Woodburn, Oregon. He currently lives in Woodburn, Oregon.

He has a very extensive website at: http://www.synaxis.info/