Benedict Goodall

Born in Oxford, Benedict grew up playing french horn through the Oxfordshire County Music Service and singing in his father’s church choir. He went on to read music at the University of Birmingham and sought every opportunity to work with as many musicians as possible as a conductor, singer or instrumentalist. Studying conducting under Daniele Rosina, Simon Halsey, and Julian Wilkins, Benedict enjoyed directing many of the University's instrumental ensembles and choirs throughout his years there.

As a professional conductor, Benedict is currently the Musical Director for four choirs (newCHOIR Oxford, Chipping Norton Choral Society, Oxford University Press Choir, and Cumnor Choral Society) and two youth organisations (Cotswold Youth Choir, and the Oxford Youth Choirs). Benedict regularly works with orchestras, having conducted Trinity Camerata, the Adderbury Ensemble, Oxford Sinfonia, Burford Orchestra, and was the Musical Director for the Telford Orchestra, and in 2025 will be conducting a production of Britten’s Noyes Fludde with the Oxford Concert Party. In 2021 he was selected as one of four members of the National Youth Choirs’ Fellowship Scheme, studying under Ben Parry and working with musicians such as Voces8, Bob Chilcott, and Suzzie Vango, and continues to work for the organisation.

Alongside conducting, Benedict is an experienced singer, having been a Stipendiary Clerk at Magdalen College Oxford, a Lay Clerk at St Chad’s and St Philip’s Cathedrals in Birmingham, a regular singer for the Birmingham Oratory, and a Lay Clerk at Coventry Cathedral. He is also a member of a The Acafellas, a barbershop quartet which he formed with friends at university, who have toured the UK and Germany. Benedict is also highly in demand as an educator, providing musical direction, singing, brass, theory, and piano lessons to both adults and children.

See his website: www.bgoodallmusician.com