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Member Since1/25/2008
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Congratulations to 'Only Men Aloud' on winning the BBC TV competition 'Last Choir Standing'!!!  'Only Men Aloud', who also perform under the name 'Cantorion', appear on the Karl Jenkins album "This Land of Ours" (EMI 2007) alongside the Cory Band.  Listen to the sound clip on this page or watch the music video on YouTube.  Needless to say, the album is available now from all good music stores!

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Dr.Karl Jenkins OBE B.Mus., F.R.A.M., A.R.A.M., L.R.A.M., F.W.C.M.D., F.T.C.C

Karl Jenkins was born in Wales and educated at Gowerton Grammar School before reading music at the University of Wales, Cardiff. He then commenced postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London.

It was in jazz that he initially made his mark. In those days of ‘Jazz Polls” he was a prolific poll winner, playing at London’s famous Ronnie Scott’s club before co-forming Nucleus, which won first prize at the Montreux jazz festival and appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island.

This was followed by a period with Soft Machine, one of the seminal bands of the 70’s. Through many incarnations, ‘Softs’ defied categorization playing venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall, the classical ‘Proms’ at the Royal Albert Hall, the Reading Festival as well as touring the USA & Europe.

In the field of advertising music he has won the prestigious D&AD award for best music [twice], the ‘Creative Circle Gold’ and several ‘Clios’ [New York] and ‘Golden Lions’ [Cannes]. Credits include Levi’s, British Airways, Renault, Volvos, C&G, Tag Heuer, Pepsi as well as US/global campaigns for De Beers and Delta Airlines.

In addition he gained Bafta ‘gongs’ for his scores for the documentaries The Celts and Testament.

After this period as a media composer, his return to the music mainstream was initially marked by the success of the Adiemus project. Adiemus, combining a classical base with ethnic vocal sounds, ethnic percussion and an invented language, topped classical and ‘pop’ charts around the world, gaining 15 gold or platinum album awards and performing in cities as diverse as Tokyo, Madrid, London, Helsinki, Munich etc.

The Armed Man; A Mass For Peace, commissioned by the Royal Armouries for the millennium and premiered at the Royal Albert Hall, London has had over three hundred performances in the past eighteen months while the CD, featuring the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, has gained “Gold Disc” status in the UK. Performances in 2007 include those for Desmond Tutu in Cape Town and at Carnegie Hall, New York.

Works include the harp concerto ‘Over The Stone’ commissioned by HRH the Prince of Wales for the Royal Harpist, Catrin Finch, the concertante, ‘Quirk’, commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Sir Colin Davies as part of its 2005 centenary season and In These Stones Horizons Sing, featuring Bryn Terfel, Catrin Finch with the WNO Orchestra & Chorus which was premiered at the Royal Gala opening of the Welsh Millennium Centre in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen.

In the summer of 2005 he scored his first feature film, River Queen starring Kiefer Sutherland & Samantha Morton, the score of which recently won first prize at the Shanghai Film Festival.

Following the success of Requiem which went to No1 in the UK classical charts, he recorded “Kiri Sings Karl” Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

He was recently the subject of the ITV South Bank Shows special by Lord [Melvyn] Bragg as well as being a ‘castaway’ on ‘Desert Island Discs’.

In 2004 he entered Classic FM’s ‘Hall of Fame” at No 8., the highest position for a living composer and has been in the top ten both in 2005 & 2006 as well as, in 2006, at No. 4 amongst British composers.

Karl holds a D.Mus [Doctor of Music] degree from the University of Wales, has been made both a Fellow and an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, where a room has been named in his honour, and has fellowships at Cardiff University, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Trinity College Carmarthen, Swansea Institute and was presented by Classic FM with the ‘Red f ‘award for ‘outstanding service to classical music.

He has an honorary doctorate from the University of Leicester and the Chancellors Medal from the University of Glamorgan.

He was awarded an OBE, by Her Majesty The Queen, in the 2005 New Years Honours List  “for services to music”.


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Sophia-The Gypsy Poet...™ GPR IS BACK!





May 26 2009 9:38 PM

Be blessed today and always for your music ins a gift from the Heavens!
Thank you so much for taking my request and I hope that you have a great and wonderful week ahead!!
HUGS YOUR WAY!
Sophia-
The Gypsy Poet... :)
Paolo Emmanuel Ferrigato





May 27 2009 2:31 PM

I love your arrangements!!!
Thank you for friendship..

Paolo
Oscar mike composer





May 30 2009 4:55 PM

Dear Maestro..thank you so much for your add..I'm glad and proud for it. I hope you can to visit % listen myspace and I'd like a pleasant comment about my music..THK..Ad maiora.. congratulations by Igor (alias Oscar mike) composer, violinist & music history & ancient latin language prof.)
kotoch





Jun 6 2009 5:29 PM

(*^▽^)/・:*:・゚♪
Paolo Emmanuel Ferrigato





Jun 8 2009 5:28 PM

Hi Karl! Have a good week!
Greetings from Italy..

Paolo
Da Haps





Jun 10 2009 4:07 AM

amazing tunes....
Healings of Atlantis





May 21 2009 2:45 AM

Hello and thank you for adding us as a friend - love your music!!  With love from Amanda - Healings of Atlantis xxx
Heather





May 5 2009 4:11 PM

Hi. Thank you very much for the add. Your music is beautiful.
Heather x
Ash M: Recording Engineer





May 5 2009 6:35 PM

Cheers for the friendship. I'm offering VERY reduced rates right now on recordings and other audio services. Get in touch if you're interested ;)
dontpanic





May 5 2009 8:52 PM

Big fan of your music. I've heard both the Stabat Matar and your Requiem live. Fabulous works. Thank for the friendship.
CRG





Apr 24 2009 10:55 PM

Hello,

Many thanks for the add... Great music!!!

Cheers
Claude
Alassë





Apr 26 2009 6:25 PM

hi^^
tnks for add
cheers
BeWeGo





Apr 25 2009 5:15 AM

Thank you for the friendship MAESTRO!
It's a great honour to be your friend,
Greetings from Berlin - Germany
Charles Mazarakes





Apr 24 2009 11:11 PM

Thanks for the add Karl. It is an honor to be MS friends with such a fine musician.
Cheers,
Charles Mazarakes
Malizia Soundtrack-Composer





Apr 27 2009 5:39 AM

Thank you so very much for the add Sir Jenkins !! It's the biggest honor of the world !

Fred Malizia. Composer.
Akademi Klarinet Ensemble





Mar 19 2009 6:59 PM

Hi dear Karl Jenkins,
Thanks for add..
Your musics are amazing.
Lots of Loves from snowy Istanbul,
AKADEMİ KLARİNET ENSEMBLE
Feza ÇETİN, Sezgin UNAN, Ecesu SERTESEN, Ufuk ATAR.
B&B del Teatro Sulmona





Mar 19 2009 8:21 PM

Grazie per l'amicizia.
Speriamo di sentirti presto in concerto in Italia.
Ciao, Marco e Violetta
PRO PULSE aka dj Barbelivien





Mar 20 2009 10:03 AM

Hello Mister Jenkins
Thanks for the friendship,
I really luv your wonderfull music.
Greets from France.
P.Pulse.
KATE LYNN - Lyricist/Parolier





Mar 20 2009 10:14 AM

Hello !
I thank you for the add.

You are welcome :-)
Keep in touch.

Kate
Alexandra Danshova - Composer





Mar 20 2009 12:57 PM

Thanks for the add and for your Music!
Best regards,
Alexandra Danshova - composer
Da Haps





Apr 3 2009 8:34 AM

awesome tracks karl.
DUO - DUEL





Apr 6 2009 4:09 PM

thanks for the friendship
Traditional and Folk of the Celtic Isles





Apr 6 2009 10:24 PM

I just love your music Karl. So full of passion. A great work Sir.

Paul
( SIR ) BRIAN





Apr 9 2009 11:19 AM

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Apr 9 2009 3:33 PM

Just dropped in to wish you a happy Easter,
Regards,
Janet.
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