Events
Elgar Music Makers Workshop - Brockham Choral
A workshop preparing Elgar’s epic oratorio, The Music Makers.
Dido & Aeneas - Woking Choral Society
A festival of early music, capped off with Purcell’s moving opera featuring Dido’s famous lament, When I am laid in Earth.
An Evening of Elgar - Brockham Choral
An Elgar fest, featuring the premiere of Cole Bendall’s new reduced orchestration of Elgar’s The Music Makers.
Winter Concert - Holmbury St Mary Choral
Holmbury Choral’s annual festive concert, featuring Morten Lauridsen’s epic Mid-Winter Songs.
Haydn The Creation - Brockham Choral
A rare performance of Haydn’s epic oratorio in its four hands piano reduction, conducted by Cole Bendall.
Horizons - Woking Choral Society
Considering the edge of existence and beyond the mortal realm, this programme features a rare performance of Andrew Carter’s moving Horizons alongside Fauré’s famous Requiem mass.
You’ll Never Walk Alone: A Summer Concert - Brockham Choral
Brockham’s summer celebration champions the musical theatre works of Rogers and Hammerstein as well as featuring Constance Lambert’s quirky Rio Grande.
Eternal Light - Woking Choral Society
A moving and passionate ending to Woking Choral’s 24-25 season, supported by Southern Pro Musica and conducted by Cole Bendall.
New Dublin Voices Concert
Cole conducts New Dublin Voices in concert as part of the closing activities of the Dublin Choral Conducting Masterclasses.
New Dublin Voices
Cole conducts New Dublin Voices as part of the Advanced strand at the Dublin Choral Conducting Masterclasses.
ENO Finish This... Project
Cole vocal tutors on English National Opera education project for KS2 students in partnership with Tri-borough Music Hub.
Junior Choral Course 2024 - Rodolfus Foundation
Cole coaches at the Junior Choral Course.
Rodolfus Choir - BBC Proms
Member of staffing team for Rodolfus Choir/London Philharmonic BBC Prom Project.
National Youth Choir (9-15) Summer Course
Cole coaches the National Youth Choir (9-15).
Surrey Arts Singing Picnics 2024
Outdoors community singing events aimed at KS2 students. Project directed by Rebecca Askew.
Haydn The Seasons - Woking Choral Society
Haydn’s epic secular oratorio, featuring the British Sinfonietta.
A Night at the Opera - Holmbury Choral
A night at the opera with Holmbury St Mary Choral Society!
Dawn to Dusk: A Summer Concert - Brockham Choral
A depiction of the life journey through song featuring Cecilia McDowall’s charming collection, A Fancy of Folksongs, and Morten Lauridsen’s moving and powerful Nocturnes. Including solos from Brockham Choral members.
Horton Music Workshops
Music workshops at the Horton, Epsom, tailored towards KS2/KS3 students who are also young carers.
Da Vinci Requiem - Woking Choral Society
McDowall Da Vinci Requiem
Brahms Nänie
Verdi Stabat Mater
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Mendelssohn Verleih uns Frieden
Woking Choral Society
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Suzy Ruffles (piano)
Katherine Crompton (soprano)
Tom Noon (bass)
Leith Hill Music Festival 2024 - Holmbury St Mary Choral Society
Competition Conductor
Holmbury St Mary Choral won in the unaccompanied category in our competition day.
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Lauridsen Lux Aeterna
Puccini Messa di Gloria
Leith Hill Festival Combined Choirs
Southern Pro Musica
Jonathan Willcocks (conductor)
Cole Bendall (chorus director, HStMC)
National Youth Choir (9-15) Spring Course
Section Coach/Music Staff for ages 9-15 course, including combined coaching of male, female & non-binary singers; cover conducting and accompaniment; leading conducting workshop.
Works included new commissions by Kristina Arakelyan, works by Rhineberger, Sarah Quartel, Jim Papoulis and more.
Verdi Requiem - Brockham Choral
Verdi Requiem
Brockham Choral
British Sinfonietta
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Olivia Rose Tringham (soprano)
Rebecca Anderson (mezzo-soprano)
Joshua Baxter (tenor)
Jonathan Forbes Kennedy (bass)
Verdi Requiem Workshop - Brockham Choral
All day workshop on Verdi Requiem.
Brockham Choral
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Marion Lea (piano)
Winter Concert - Surrey Youth Choir
Variety of festive choral works. Final concert with Surrey Youth Choir and West Surrey Arts Young Singers.
Surrey Youth Choir
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Helena Hedges (piano)
Soloists taken from Surrey Youth Choir.
Osgood Magnificat - Holmbury St Mary Choral Society
Variety of festive choral works. Featuring Clive Osgood Magnificat in the presence of the composer.
Holmbury St Mary Choral Society
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Hannah Dienes-Williams (soprano)
Suzy Ruffles (piano)
Carmina Burana - Woking Choral Society
Laura Mvula Sing to the Moon
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Orff Carmina Burana
Woking Choral Society
Surrey Youth Choir
Percussion Ensemble of London
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Suzy Ruffles and Phil Scriven (pianos)
Georgie Malcolm (soprano)
David Walsh (tenor)
Hugo Herman-Wilson (bass)
A Time to Dance - Brockham Choral
Bach Magnificat
Roth A Time to Dance
Brockham Choral
British Sinfonietta
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Rosanna Harris (soprano)
Lauren Macleod (mezzo soprano)
Timothy Peters (tenor)
Richard Bannan (bass)
Vocal Workshop - Brockham Choral
Vocal workshop on Bach Magnificat.
Brockham Choral & guest participants
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Marion Lea (piano)
Opera Chorus Workshop - Woking Choral Society
Opera Choruses workshop ft. Verdi Nabucco, Weber Der Freischütz, Adams Nixon in China.
Woking Choral Society & guest participants
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Suzy Ruffles (piano)
Junior Choral Course - Rodolfus Foundation
Music staff and deputy accompanist in a residential course.
Accompanied variety concert mid-course. Working included medleys of Mamma Mia and Lion King, Fauré Apres un reve, Britten Missa brevis.
Course Directors: Ralph Allwood, Katherine Dienes-Williams
France Tour - Brockham Choral
Overseas tour to France with Brockham Choral Society. Featuring Rutter Feel the Spirit and works by MacMillan, Vaughan Williams, Gilkyson and others.
Brockham Choral
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Helena Twentyman (piano)
Soloists taken from Brockham Choral
Mass in Blue - Holmbury St Mary Choral Society
Horovitz Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo
Todd Mass in Blue
Holmbury St Mary Choral Society & Band
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Rosanna Harris (soprano)
Rain! - Woking Choral Society
Family concert including works by Adele, Nina Simone, Elgar and Horovitz Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo.
Woking Choral Society & Band
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Summer Concert - Surrey Youth Choir
Works by Clean Bandit, Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, Cecilia McDowall.
Surrey Youth Choir
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Helena Hedges (piano)
“Feeling Good” - Brockham Choral
"Feeling Good" - A Variety Concert
Rutter Feel the Spirit
inc. new arrangements of jazz/pop standards by Cole Bendall
Brockham Choral
Cole Bendall (conductor)
Ellen Smith (mezzo soprano)
Marion Lea (piano)
Surrey Arts Singing Picnics
Outdoors community singing events aimed at KS2 students. Project directed by Rebecca Askew.
Leith Hill Music Festival 2023 - Holmbury St Mary Choral Society
Competition Conductor
Holmbury St Mary Choral won most of the overall competition prizes in this concert.
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Handel Zadok the Priest
McDowall Laudate
Haydn Nelson Mass
Leith Hill Festival Combined Choirs
Southern Pro Musica
Jonathan Willcocks (conductor)
Cole Bendall (chorus director, HStMC)