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Karl Jenkins
Sir Karl Jenkins CBE is, globally, among the most performed living composers. In 2023 his music was played at the Coronation of King Charles III, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace gained the unique status of having achieved “1000 Weeks” in the UK Classical chart, ranked fourth in the Classic FM Hall of Fame – the highest position for a living composer, fifth in a list of Great British Classics and selected to represent the decade 2000-2009 in BBC Radio 3’s Soundscape of a Century. Together with his global ‘cross-genre’ phenomenon Adiemus (1995), his best-known work is The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (2000), which has received 3000 performances around the globe since its millennium premiere. Karl Jenkins has 17 ‘gold and platinum’ discs for his output. Alongside his solo recordings, he has written music for Sir Bryn Terfel, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Leslie Garrett, Rolando Villazon, Milos Karadaglic, Jess Gillam and the London Symphony Orchestra. Karl Jenkins was awarded a Knighthood in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours and his autobiography Still with the Music was published by Elliott & Thompson. His music is published exclusively by Boosey & Hawkes and he is a Decca Records recording artist. Decca bestowed upon him the unprecedented distinction of a Lifetime deal, the first time the label has made such a commitment to any artist.

Songs

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Adiemus
Adiemus
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Jenkins: Palladio - 1. Allegretto (arr. for Strings Orchestra)
Karl Jenkins, Carmine Lauri, David Alberman, and London Symphony Orchestra
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Adiemus
Karl Jenkins & Adiemus Symphony Orchestra Of Europe
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Jenkins: The Armed Man - A Mass For Peace - XII. Benedictus
Karl Jenkins
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Jenkins: Adiemus (1999 New Version)
Adiemus, Karl Jenkins, Miriam Stockley, Säde Rissanen, Rikka Väyrynen, Nina Tapio, Jody K. Jenkins, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Anna-Mari Kähärä, Mervi Hiltunen-Multamäki, and Mia Simanainen

Albums

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Spheres - Einaudi, Glass, Nyman, Pärt, Richter

Album • 2013
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One World

Album • 2023
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Adiemus Live

Album • 2019
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Stravaganza

Album • 2024
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Miserere: Songs of Mercy and Redemption

Album • 2019
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The Peacemakers

Album • 2019
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The Magic of Adiemus and Palladio

EP • 2024
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Karl Jenkins: Piano

Album • 2019
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The Very Best Of Karl Jenkins (80th Birthday Edition)

Album • 2024
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Quirk

Album • 2019

Singles

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Palladio Reimagined: 2. Largo

2024
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White Water

2019
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Adiemus

2017
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Stravaganza: 2. Dreams & Drones

2024
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XII. Benedictus

2019
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Snow My Press

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Palladio Reimagined: 1. Allegretto

2024
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In Caelum Fero

2017
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Snips

2021
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Chorale: Elegia

2017

Videos

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Karl Jenkins • 101K views

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