David Robin Charles Trendell (17 August 1964, in

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– 28 October 2014) was the English organist, lecturer and Director of Music at King's College London. He specialised in the music of

William Byrd William Byrd (; 4 July 1623) was an English composer of late Renaissance music. Considered among the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he had a profound influence on composers both from his native England and those on the continent. He ...

Education

Trendell was a chorister at

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before being offered a choral scholarship to

King's College, Cambridge King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the cit ...

and an organ scholarship to

Exeter College, Oxford (Let Exeter Flourish) , old_names = ''Stapeldon Hall'' , named_for = Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter , established = , sister_college = Emmanuel College, Cambridge , rector = Sir Richard Trainor ...

. He chose the latter.

Career

Trendell began his career as assistant organist at

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...

. In 1989, he moved to Oxford and was appointed Organist at

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and thereafter was Tutor at St Hugh's, St Hilda's and Oriel colleges. He arrived at King's College London in 1992 as Director of Chapel Choir and lecturer in Music and remained there until his death in October 2014. While at King's, he was credited in bringing to prominence the chapel choir. The choir regularly broadcast with BBC Radio 3 for

evensong Evensong is a church service traditionally held near sunset focused on singing psalms and other biblical canticles. In origin, it is identical to the canonical hour of vespers. Old English speakers translated the Latin word as , which became ...

. Beyond college life, he was also director of music at

St Bartholomew-the-Great The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, sometimes abbreviated to Great St Bart's, is a medieval church in the Church of England's Diocese of London located in Smithfield within the City of London. The building was founded as an Augusti ...

, Smithfield and later Director of Music at St Mary's, Bourne Street, London.

Recordings

*2000 - ''Missa Corona Spinea'' -

John Taverner John Taverner ( – 18 October 1545) was an English composer and organist, regarded as one of the most important English composers of his era. He is best-known for ''Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas'' and ''The Western Wynde Mass'', and ''Missa Coro ...

, Choir of King's College London directed by David Trendell, Sanctuary Gaudeamus *2002 - ''Missa Simile est regnum caelorum'', ''Missa O rex gloriae and Lamentations'' - Alonso Lobo, Choir of King's College London directed by David Trendell on Sanctuary Gaudeamus *2005 - ''Sebastian de Vivanco. Missa Crux Fidelis. Motets'', Choir of King's College London directed by David Trendell, Sanctuary Gaudeamus *2010 - ''Philippe Rogier. Missa Ego sum qui sum. Motets'' -

Philippe Rogier Philippe Rogier (c. 1561 – 29 February 1596) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active at the Habsburg court of Philip II in Spain. He was one of the last members of the Franco-Flemish school, in the closing days of the Renaiss ...

, Choir of King's College London, directed by David Trendell, Hyperion Records *2012 - ''Missa In Lectulo Meo'', ''Missa Christus Resurgens'', ''Miserere'', ''Motets'' -

Gregorio Allegri Gregorio Allegri (17 February 1652) was a Roman Catholic priest and Italian composer of the Roman School and brother of Domenico Allegri; he was also a singer. He was born"Allegri, Gregorio" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newne ...

, Choir of King's College London, directed by David Trendell, Delphian Records * 2013 - ''Deutsche Motette - German Romantic Choral Music from Schubert to Strauss'', Choirs of Gonville & Caius College and King's College London, directed by Geoffrey Webber and David Trendell, Delphian Records * 2014 - ''Messe de Requiem'' -

Alfred Desenclos Alfred Desenclos (7 February 1912 – 3 March 1971) was a French composer of (modern) classical music. Desenclos was a self-described "romantic" whose music is highly expressive and atmospheric and rooted in rigorous compositional technique. To s ...

, Choir of King's College London, directed by David Trendell, Delphian Records

References

External links

Obituary, Daily Telegraph

King's College London profile
1964 births 2014 deaths Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Musicians from Tavistock English classical organists British male organists Cathedral organists English choral conductors British male conductors (music) Deaths from intracranial aneurysm Male classical organists {{England-bio-stub