In recent years Karl Jenkins has become one of the world's best-selling living composers. He continues to conduct his epic Adiemus Live Concerts with distinguished orchestras including the London Philharmonic featuring in Festivals and concerts in Britain and abroad; and his moving choral work The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace is now firmly lodged as a concert favourite. This new work builds on the style which the British public have come to know and adore. Jenkins has set the usual Latin movements of the requiem mass but in keeping with his usual trait of drawing from other cultures he has also set five Japanese haiku ‘death’ poems. Such poems are usually to dowith nature have a single idea and consist of seventeen syllables divided 5-7-5 over three lines. As one can see from the text the Japanese view nature’s water cycle (precipitation) as being synonymous with life. The Western and Eastern texts are combined in two of the haiku movements Having Seen The Moon and Farewell which incorporate the Benedictus and the Agnus Dei respectively. Both are intoned by male voices in a monastic style as a counterpoint to the Japanese text sung by females. The instrumentation of these haiku settings includes the ancient Japanese wind instrument the shakuhachi. Elsewhere as usual Jenkins has used some ethnic drums (e.g. Arabic darabuca Japanese daiko frame drums) and even a hip-hop rhythm in the Dies Irae!

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 Requiem-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.

A cappella motet from Stella natalis-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.

A cappella motet from The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace-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.

Joy to the World is a choral sequence of nine traditional Christmas carols from England Germany France Spain USA and the Caribbean in fresh and vibrant arrangements by Karl Jenkins. Vocal score for solo soprano mixed choir optional treble choir and piano reduction of the instrumental parts.

A cappella motet from The Peacemakers-Motets is a set of 19 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.

A cappella motet from The Healer: A Cantata for St Luke-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.

from Requiem-Last year Karl Jenkins' 'Requiem' for mixed choir and orchestra was a sensational success above all in Great Britain. Now Boosey & Hawkes publish some of the most beautiful movements of the work in separate editions for various choral combinations and piano.Farewell is an atmospheric movement from this chart-topping piece of music by the composer of Adiemus. Setting of the Latin Agnus Dei alongside Banzan's Haiku 'Mame de iyo' ('I pass as do all things like dew on the grass').

from Gloria-The Prayer: Laudamus Te is taken from Karl Jenkins' Gloria a large-scale festival piece cast in five movements and is based on the traditional Latin text. This piece is for SATB Choir.

Karl Jenkins 'Benedictus', l'avant-dernier mouvement de 'The Armed Man: une messe pour la paix', est maintenant fermement établie comme un classique dans son propre droit. Dans les mots de Guy Wilson, ancien maître de manège de commissaire et du travail de parent, 'même les survivants peuvent être blessés à la destruction par la guerre. Le Benedictus guérit les blessures dans son affirmation lent et majestueux de la foi '.Cette nouvelle publication fait le Benedictus disponible pour des performances comme un travail séparé, avec accompagnement de piano. Le score comprend la partie introductive emblématique violoncelle solo sur sa propre page, bien que la performance avec le violoncelle est facultative. L'édition est compatible avec celle de l'Armed Man partition vocale complète et donc avec les notations de l'oeuvre pour orchestre, ensemble, fanfare et orchestre d'harmonie. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Saint David-This is the Vocal Score for Karl Jenkins' Dewi Sant or Saint David in the original Welsh and Latin text. A pronunciation guide is also provided.

For The Children-Karl Jenkins composed Cantata Memoria as a commemorative work exploring themes of loss particularly remembering the children who perished in the Aberfan tragedy in 1966 when a mining spoil tip collapsed and buried a school.The first part of the work deals with the tragedy itself and the second part moves from darkness to light reliving memories and celebrating childhood. Scored for Soprano Baritone Young Voices Chorus and Orchestra Cantata Memoria sets texts by Mererid Hopwood and has been recorded by Deutsche Grammophon with vocal soloists Bryn Terfel and Elin Manahan Thomas.