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STELLA NATALIS TOUR CONDUCTED BY KARL JENKINS
Karl Jenkins will be touring England for five dates to celebrate the release of his new album, Stella Natalis. An exclusive EMI artist, Karl Jenkins's name shines bright amongst contemporary classical composers, having reached global stardom with such works as Adiemus, Requiem and The Armed Man. Released on the 2nd November 2009 Stella Natalis embraces Karl's signature melodies with the Christmas message in a benchmark new work for all audiences. Karl will be accompanied byTenebrae, the renowned choir led by Nigel Short, as well as a specially created ensemble of musicians led by John Gibbons.

28 November 2009 Chelmsford Cathedral Click here to book tickets
2 December 2009 St. Albans Cathedral Click here to book tickets
4 December 2009 Clifton Cathedral, Bristol Click here to book tickets
19 December 2009 Banbury St. Mary's Church Click here to book tickets
22 December 2009 Norwich Cathedral Click here to book tickets
     
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STELLA NATALIS - THE NEW ALBUM
Karl Jenkins has composed a new work for choir and orchestra, Stella Natalis, as a gift to music lovers of all stylistic and spiritual backgrounds for the 2009 holiday season. Its coupling, Joy to the world, features arrangements by Jenkins of carols from around the globe in keeping with his inclusive and universal approach to the message of music. The performers represent a mixture of classical and popular artistry. “It has been a privilege,” said Karl Jenkins recently, “to feature the astounding talents of fellow EMI artists Kate Royal [soprano] and Alison Balsom[trumpet] and to introduce BBC Radio 2 Young Chorister of the year 2008, Alice Halstead. The choir is Tenebrae, whilst as a counterpoint to their ‘classical’ sound, I have revisited my past and re-introduced the ethnic sound of Adiemus, featuring Mary Carewe, who sang on the first Adiemus album Songs of Sanctuary, and Mae McKenna. My orchestration has the usual classical and ethnic percussion mix, the latter played by Jody K Jenkins and Zands. The orchestra is the Marylebone Camerata, a hand-picked group of the finest young players in London, assembled by cellist Jonathan Byers.”
“Stella natalis means ‘star of birth’ or ‘star of origin,’ continues Jenkins, “and the music conveys the Christmas message of peace, goodwill, compassion and a new beginning whilst using a wider palette of inspiration than is usual in such treatments: Zulu text, reference to Hindu gods, as well as the Old Testament, all make an appearance! The libretto, for the most part, is by Carol Barratt together with some established text in Latin and English.”
 Joy to the world consists of a set of idiosyncratic arrangements by Karl Jenkins to carols from England, Germany, France, Spain, the West Indies and the African-American Go tell it on the mountain. Karl Jenkins’s 65th birthday concert at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on November 14 will feature music from this new EMI CD.  Click here for more information.


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MILLENNIUM CENTRE BIRTHDAY CONCERT - 14 NOVEMBER 2009
To mark his 65th Birthday with an all-Welsh celebration, the world’s most popular classical composer Karl Jenkins joins us for an uplifting evening showcasing his best-loved music and launching his latest work, a special composition to mark 10 years of devolution in Wales. Massed voices of Welsh choirs Côrdydd, Côr Caerdydd, Aelwyd y Waun Ddyfal and Cantata take to the spectacular Donald Gordon stage alongside Sinfonia Cymru with a stellar Welsh line-up of soloists, including Neath-born international soprano Rebecca Evans, favourite harpist Catrin Finch and talented singer Elin Fflur. Karl will be sharing the podium for the evening with conductor Gareth Jones. As well as excerpts from the million-selling Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary, Requiem, Stabat Mater and The Armed Man, Karl Jenkins lifts the baton for the very first time on his latest work.
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KARL JENKINS ON KARL JENKINS
A new 10-minute documentary of Karl Jenkins talking about his life and music, from his childhood in Wales and classical training, through his work in jazz and advertising, to his recent series of large-scale choral works including The Armed Man. This film, produced by Boosey & Hawkes, includes an interview with Karl Jenkins at his home in South Wales. It features music from Jenkins' EMI recordings together with footage from the 2005 South Bank Show film on the composer.  Click here to watch the film.


PERFORMANCES OF MUSIC BY KARL JENKINS
Click here for a complete list of forthcoming performances of music by Karl Jenkins.
 




BIOGRAPHY

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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Ver.七



Dec 7 2009 7:32 PM

Thanx 4 ur birth and ur great music
JOHNNY RIVEL OFFICIAL SITE

JOHNNY  RIVEL  OFFICIAL SITE



Dec 7 2009 7:31 PM

 
i can only say thank you very much, for the Contact.
it is for me a privilege and honor,
wonderfull your compositions Maestro.

Merci Johnny Rivel
Aleksandar Dimitrov

Aleksandar Dimitrov



Dec 7 2009 7:31 PM

you're best composer ever, greeting from Macedonia
SCHATZKUNST

SCHATZKUNST



Dec 7 2009 7:30 PM

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Dear FRIEND




Music can change the world

because it can change people









Without music, life would be a mistake.






Big HUG





A L E K S


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gizmusic

gizmusic



Oct 8 2009 3:33 PM

Thanks for the friendship

Pascale Scarabin

Pascale Scarabin



Oct 8 2009 3:33 PM

Hello !

Thank you for the invitation.

Cheer for your artistic work.

In your turn,
will you like my musics?

Pascale Scarabin
gizmusic

gizmusic



Oct 8 2009 3:33 PM

Thanks for the Add
Analogway

Analogway



Oct 1 2009 8:46 PM

thanks for the add.
SCHATZKUNST

SCHATZKUNST



Sep 10 2009 4:39 PM

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Dear Karl





I wsih you a wonderful weekend !!!




There is nothing more wonderful in the world

than the feeling you get from sharing

and there is no greater happiness

than the warmth you get from loving.

















Best wishes and artistic greetings :




A L E K S




http://www.aleks-schatz.de







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Luca Callegaro

Luca Callegaro



Sep 10 2009 4:39 PM

Dear Karl,
thanks for the add.
Luca
Alireza Kohandeyri

Alireza Kohandeyri



Aug 18 2009 7:29 PM

Thanks for the add,cheers.
chas voss

chas voss



Aug 18 2009 7:29 PM

Hi Karl, thank you for the friendship, you music is wonderful.
Chas
Spherical Light

Spherical Light



Aug 4 2009 7:02 PM

Hi Karl!

Greetings from Spherical Light in Wales to you in.... urrrr.... Wales.... and your friends everywhere.

Hope you're having a happy, creative and fulfilling week!

Best regards,
Spherical Light

www.sphericallight.co.uk
Alireza Kohandeyri

Alireza Kohandeyri



Aug 4 2009 7:02 PM

Thanks for the add,cheers.
ニコラ空想家心

ニコラ空想家心



Jul 9 2009 7:39 PM

Hello

Thanks for the add!

Have a nice day!
SCHATZKUNST

SCHATZKUNST



Jul 9 2009 7:41 PM

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Beautiful ! Beautiful ! Beautiful !









I hope god never noticed, that he forget an
angel on earth, because I would miss you and your music
endless!



A L E K S




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Tons D'Alma

Tons D'Alma



Jul 9 2009 10:36 PM

Thanks for add!
Your Music is a Journey to Heaven...

TONS D'ALMA
CENTVRION X

CENTVRION X



Jul 10 2009 4:34 AM

THANKS FOR THE REQUEST!!!

GREETINGS FROM MÉXICO!!!

CENTVRION X
Tons D'Alma

Tons D'Alma



Jul 11 2009 9:40 PM

Dear Karl, your music touches heaven inside us !
Thanks for the add...

TONS D'ALMA
Perico Rubico

Perico Rubico



Jul 13 2009 10:03 AM

Thanks for the add master. Please, listen my music and tell me if you like. I'm just begining, but your thinkings about them are very important to me. Greetings from Spain.
LadySonnet

LadySonnet



Jul 17 2009 9:01 AM

Thank you for the add. I'll be looking forward to hearing more from and about your exciting work soon. Kind regards, Eliza
Ereipia

Ereipia



Jun 12 2009 10:40 PM

Thanks for the add. Majestic music, great composer.
Dick Le Mair ComposerPercussionistProducer

Dick Le Mair ComposerPercussionistProducer



Jun 13 2009 8:09 AM

Thanks for the add!
Dick Le Mair
www.pilgrimagetosantiago.com
Sophia (The Gypsy Poet...™)

Sophia (The Gypsy Poet...™)



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

Paolo Emmanuel Ferrigato



May 27 2009 2:31 PM

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

Paolo
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