Karl Jenkins

The Peacemakers sets words of peace from iconic world-changing figures such as Gandhi Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King along with other inspirational quotations of Mother Teresa Albert Schweitzer Anne Frank and the Dalai Lama. Also included are religious texts from the Bible the Qur?an St Francis of Assisi and Bahá?u?lláh and the poetry of Shelley Malory Terry Waite and Carol Barratt. One line from the Persian mystic poet Rumi sums up the ethos of the work: ?All religions all singing one song: Peace be with you?. Scored for soprano solo SATB chorus optional SSA chorus flute guitar (acoustic classical or fretless bass) strings & percussion with optionalsoprano saxophone brass timpani solo violin and organ/electronic keyboard. English & Latin text with ?peace? in many languages. Performance materials available on hire. Recorded on EMI CD 50999 0 84378 2 2. Duration: 70'

Karl Jenkins' vibrant Gloria is a large-scale festival piece commissioned by the Really Big Chorus for performance at London's Royal Albert Hall in July 2010. Cast in four movements it sets the traditional Latin text 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' and incorporates a setting of Psalm 150 in alternative Latin and Hebrew texts. Gloria follows Te Deum Stabat Mater and Requiem from the composer of Adiemus and The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. This edition features a fully realised keyboard reduction for rehearsal purposes.

Gods of Olympus was commissioned by the Really Big Chorus for performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in July 2012. In keeping with the spirit of the 2012 Olympiad the piece is based on ancient Greece birthplace of the Olympic Games. The movements are inspired by four of the twelve Olympians the mythical Gods that dwelt on Mount Olympus: Zeus Ruler of Olympus; Hermes the Winged Messenger; Aphrodite Goddess of Love; Hephaestus Blacksmith & Fire-God. The text uses Jenkins’ own ‘mythical’ language first used in Adiemus. Performance materials are available on hire at www.boosey.com.Content - Zeus Ruler of Olympus:Part I: Fantare - Part II: Procession - Hermes the Winged Messenger - Aphrodite Goddess of Love - Hephaestus Blacksmith & Fire-God

aus The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace-The closing chorus from the universally acclaimed “The Armed Man: a Mass for Peace” is now available as a separate item by popular demand. A serene setting of timeless words of comfort from the “Book of Revelation” it is suitable for a variety of uses both in concert and at church services. At two minutes’ duration it is ideal as an encore or filler and it is the perfect choice for Easter All Souls Remembrance and memorial services.

Theme from Songs of Sanctuary-The first movement of Jenkins' Songs Of Sanctuary will be familiar to all from the Delta AirLines TV commercial and the piece is arranged here for mixed chorus and Piano by Nicholas Hare.

As featured on the international best-selling album The Armed Man is a powerful and compelling account of the descent into and terrible consequences of war. Commissioned for the millennium by Britain's Royal Amouries and dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo crisis this work is a contemporary example of a mass based on the fifteenth century French song L'Homme Arme.

A collection of six carols-A Celebration Of Christmas is a collection of carols in modern arrangements ranging from medieval tunes through traditional carols to original compositions. This edition is scored for SSA chorus and Piano accompaniment.

With words by Carol Barratt this piece is a simple but highly effective meditation from the composer of Adiemus and The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. For SATB choir

A collection of six carols-A collection of six carols in modern arrangements by the composer of Adiemus Karl Jenkins ranging from medieval tunes through traditional carols to original compositions. Vocal score for female choir and piano reduction of the instrumental parts. Pack of 10 scores.

Karl Jenkins's uplifting and celebratory Te Deum (text in Latin) premiered in Nov 2008 is now available on sale as a vocal score. The work is moderate length (15 mins) and scored for strings trumpets percussion and organ making it accessible to choirs of all sizes. Jenkins is the Patron of the Liverpool Welsh Choral who commissioned the new work to celebrate the city's European Capital of Culture year.

A cappella motet from The Peacemakers-Motets is a set of intimate and spiritually uplifting a cappella choral works by Karl Jenkins featuring new pieces and arrangements of a selection of movements from his most popular works including The Armed Man Requiem Adiemus and The Peacemakers.Although scored for mixed choir a cappella most pieces include an optional accompaniment for piano or organ. Next to the complete vocal score (BH 12937) all 19 separate motets are also available as single pieces.Motets was recorded on Deutsche Grammophon 0289 479 3232 by Stephen Layton and Polyphony.

As a composer he recognises no boundaries musical commercial geographical or cultural. His is a way of thinking and composing that is perfectly in tune with the spirit of the times Classic FM MagazineReleased ten years after the original Adiemus albums that helped to make Karl Jenkins' name Adiemus Colores draws inspiration from the sights sounds colours and rhythms of Latin American music.As with the original Adiemus Jenkins combines classical principles with the flavours of world and ethnic music supported by lively Percussion. His Choral writing adopts an invented language with nomeaning like scat singing in jazz. Each movement is named in Spanish after a colour and explores the mood that each evokes for the composer embracing Brazilian samba Argentinian tango and Spanish bolero.Adiemus Colores is scored for Choir and Ensemble with Soloists with a total duration of 75 minutes.