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I’m Louis Benneyworth (he/him), a music undergraduate at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, working as a conductor, oboist/cor anglais player, and composer. I’m passionate about creating performances where musicians feel connected to both the music and the audience. Across orchestral conducting, choral work, musical theatre, and teaching, I focus on kindness, clarity, and collaborative rehearsal processes. I also enjoy storytelling through programmes—helping audiences understand the relationships between pieces and the bigger narrative behind each performance.…I’m Louis Benneyworth (he/him), a music undergraduate at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, working as a conductor, oboist/cor anglais player, and composer. I’m passionate about creating performances where musicians feel connected to both the music and the audience. Across orchestral conducting, choral work, musical theatre, and teaching, I focus on kindness, clarity, and collaborative rehearsal processes. I also enjoy storytelling through programmes—helping audiences understand the relationships between pieces and the bigger narrative behind each performance.

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I’m Louis Benneyworth (he/him), a music undergraduate at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, working as a conductor, oboist/cor anglais player, and composer. I’m passionate about creating performances where musicians feel connected to both the music and the audience. Across orchestral conducting, choral work, musical theatre, and teaching, I focus on kindness, clarity, and collaborative rehearsal processes. I also enjoy storytelling through programmes—helping audiences understand the relationships between pieces and the bigger narrative behind each performance.…I’m Louis Benneyworth (he/him), a music undergraduate at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, working as a conductor, oboist/cor anglais player, and composer. I’m passionate about creating performances where musicians feel connected to both the music and the audience. Across orchestral conducting, choral work, musical theatre, and teaching, I focus on kindness, clarity, and collaborative rehearsal processes. I also enjoy storytelling through programmes—helping audiences understand the relationships between pieces and the bigger narrative behind each performance.

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I’m Louis Benneyworth (he/him), a music undergraduate at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, working as a conductor, oboist/cor anglais player, and composer. I’m passionate about creating performances where musicians feel connected to both the music and the audience.

Across orchestral conducting, choral work, musical theatre, and teaching, I focus on kindness, clarity, and collaborative rehearsal processes. I also enjoy storytelling through programmes—helping audiences understand the relationships between pieces and the bigger narrative behind each performance.

Skills

Instrumental

Leadership

Music Theory

Experience Level

Instrumental

Expert

Leadership

Expert

Music Theory

Expert

Work Experience

Participant / conducting training at Oxford Conducting Institute

January 1, 2024 - Present

Participated in conducting training, learning from John Traill, Alice Farnham, and Cayenna Ponchione Bailey.

Principal Conductor (formerly Assistant Conductor) at Oxford University String Ensemble

January 1, 2024 - Present

Led string ensemble repertoire including Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Anna Clyne Within Her Arms, Caroline Shaw Entr’acte, Sibelius Rakastava, and Grace Williams Sea Sketches.

Principal Conductor at Oxford University Chorus

January 1, 2024 - Present

Principal-conducted choral repertoire including Boulanger Psalm 130, Jenkins The Armed Man, Coleridge-Taylor Meg Blane: A Rhapsody of the Sea, and Augusta Read-Thomas Toward a Secret Sky.

Principal Conductor at Oxford University Sinfonietta

January 1, 2024 - Present

Principal-conducted projects featuring repertoire such as Beethoven Symphony No. 6, Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf, Musgrave The Seasons, and Britten The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra.

President (managing orchestras and coordination) at Oxford University Music Society

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Managed 9 orchestras, liaised with the Faculty of Music, and helped coordinate the wider Oxford music scene through communications and organisational planning.

Classroom music teacher / music instructor at King’s College Prep School (formerly King’s Hall School)

January 1, 2023 - Present

Delivered classroom music lessons for Years 3, 5 and 8; accompanied the school choir and supported individual pupils; ran music sessions for nursery-aged children.

Music Education and Administration - Support Team (e.g., boarding house head role) at National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain

January 1, 2023 - Present

Support role working with upwards of 100 young people, often including responsibility for a boarding house. Focus on nurturing musical development, coordination, pastoral support, and ensuring a safe, positive environment for participants.