As a conductor, Bede has experience with professional, amateur and youth orchestras, professional and amateur choirs, and brass bands of all abilities. Since 2012 he has conducted the St Andrews Chamber Orchestra, performing with them across Scotland and Ireland in addition to regular concerts in St Andrews. With the St Andrews New Music Ensemble he has given composer portrait concerts for Tansy Davies, Thea Musgrave, Errollyn Wallen, Sally Beamish, Paul Mealor, and James MacMillan, all of which were attended by the composer. The ensemble also performed for Steve Reich at his Glasgow Minimal Festival.  He gave the world premiere of the chamber version of Thea Musgrave’s Three Women (with soprano Lesley-Jane Rogers) and John Wallace’s Opsnizing Dad (with tenor Jamie McDougall). As a student he gave the premiere performance of John De Simone’s Symphony, and, with John Wallace, has premiered and recorded movements of John’s epic Symphony for Brass. Bede has established a particularly fruitful relationship with Eddie McGuire, having performed his wind ensemble music with members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, some of the music being dedicated to Bede. In total, Bede has given more than 40 world premieres and many significant territorial premieres.