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.
[2][3] 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.
Trendell began his career as assistant organist at Winchester College.
[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.
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.