David Trendell Explained

David Robin Charles Trendell (17 August 1964, in Tavistock, Devon, England^[1] – 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.^[2] ^[3]

Education

Trendell was a chorister at Norwich Cathedral before being offered a choral scholarship to King's College, Cambridge and an organ scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford. He chose the latter.

Trendell began his career as assistant organist at Winchester College. In 1989, he moved to Oxford and was appointed Organist at University Church of St Mary the Virgin and thereafter was Tutor at St Hugh's, St Hilda's and Oriel colleges.^[4] 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.^[3] While at King's, he was credited in bringing to prominence the chapel choir. The choir regularly broadcast with BBC Radio 3 for evensong. Beyond college life, he was also director of music at St Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield and later Director of Music at St Mary's, Bourne Street, London.

2000 - Missa Corona Spinea - John Taverner, 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, Choir of King's College London, directed by David Trendell, Hyperion Records
2012 - Missa In Lectulo Meo, Missa Christus Resurgens, Miserere, Motets - Gregorio Allegri, 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, Choir of King's College London, directed by David Trendell, Delphian Records

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1468644-David-Trendell David Trendell Discography at Discogs
Web site: William Byrd Festival. Byrdfestival.org. 16 February 2015.
Web site: David Trendell, Director of Music of King's College London chapel, has died. Gramophone.co.uk. 16 February 2015.
Web site: St Hugh's College - David Trendell 1964-2014. St-hughs.ox.ac.uk. 16 February 2015. 18 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218060750/http://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/current/david-trendell-1964-2014. dead.