Education
Trendell was a chorister at Norwich Cathedral before being offered a choral scholarship to King"s College, Cambridge and an organ scholarship to, Oxford. He chose the latter.
Trendell was a chorister at Norwich Cathedral before being offered a choral scholarship to King"s College, Cambridge and an organ scholarship to, Oxford. He chose the latter.
He specialised in the music of William Byrd. Trendell began his career as assistant organist at Winchester College. In 1989, he moved to Oxford and was appointed Organist at University Church of Street Mary the Virgin and thereafter was Tutor at Street Hugh"s, Street 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.
The choir regularly broadcast with British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 3 for evensong. Outside of college, he was also director of music at Street Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield and later Director of Music at Street Mary"s, Bourne Street, London.
