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Requiem (Jenkins)

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Requiem
by Karl Jenkins
Text
Language
  • Latin
  • Japanese
Composed2005 (2005)
Performed2 June 2005 (2005-06-02)
Scoring
  • soprano
  • treble
  • harp
  • orchestra

Requiem is a classical work by Karl Jenkins, first recorded and performed in 2005. It was premièred at Southwark Cathedral on 2 June 2005, by massed choirs, the West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, and Adiemus percussion and brass, conducted by the composer.[1] Soloists were Nicole Tibbels (soprano), Clive Bell (shakuhachi), Sam Landman (treble) and Catrin Finch (harp).[2]

In this work, Jenkins interjects movements featuring Japanese death poems in the form of a haiku with those traditionally encountered in a Requiem Mass. At times, the Latin text is sung below the text of the haiku, sung in Japanese. Oriental instruments are included in the orchestration, such as the shakuhachi, the darabuca, daiko and frame drums.

The work was released in a 2005 album of the same name.

Album

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Requiem
Studio album by
Karl Jenkins
Released2005
RecordedAngel 2005
GenreClassical
Length70:51
LabelEMI
ProducerKarl Jenkins
Karl Jenkins chronology
Adiemus V: Vocalise
(2003) 		Requiem
(2005) 		Stabat Mater
(2008)

Requiem was included on Jenkins's 2005 album of the same name, along with his work In These Stones Horizons Sing, which was written for the opening ceremony of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. Contributors to the album included the West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, Clive Bell on shakuhachi, Marat Bisengaliev as solo violinist, Catrin Finch on harp, and Nigel Hitchcock on soprano saxophone.[3]

Album track listing

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Requiem
  1. "Introit" – 6:49
  2. "Dies Irae" – 4:41
  3. "The Snow of Yesterday" – 3:15
  4. "Rex Tremendae" – 3:10
  5. "Confutatis" – 2:56
  6. "From Deep in My Heart" – 2:38
  7. "Lacrimosa" – 4:51
  8. "Now as a Spirit" – 4:01
  9. "Pie Jesu" – 4:36
  10. "Having Seen the Moon" – 4:19
  11. "Lux Aeterna" – 3:27
  12. "Farewell" – 4:05
  13. "In Paradisum" – 5:37
    In These Stones Horizons Sing
  14. "Agorawd Part I: Cân yr Alltud" – 2:34
  15. "Agorawd Part II: Nawr!" – 2:41
  16. "Grey" – 4:50
  17. "Eleni Ganed" – 2:01
  18. "In These Stones Horizons Sing" – 4:32

Selected international performances

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Jenkins's Requiem has been performed internationally by professional, community and festival ensembles. Selected documented performances include:

Selected performances by country
Year Country Orchestra / choir / ensemble Conductor
2005 United Kingdom Massed choirs, West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, Adiemus percussion and brass Karl Jenkins[1]
2007 United States Connecticut Master Chorale and Connecticut Master Chorale Orchestra Tina Johns Heidrich[4]
2011 Poland Chór Politechniki Białostockiej and a chamber orchestra of musicians from Opera i Filharmonia Podlaska Wioletta Miłkowska[5]
2015 Australia Choir and orchestra at St Mary's Cathedral, Perth Jangoo Chapkhana[6]
2023 Bulgaria Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and National Philharmonic Choir Nayden Todorov[7]
2023 Germany Chor Capriccio and Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach Jonathan Griffith[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Karl Jenkins: Requiem". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Jenkins Requiem Vocal Score". Choraline. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  3. ^ "Requiem". CiNii Books. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Adiemus and Requiem by Karl Jenkins". Connecticut Master Chorale. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  5. ^ "Karl Jenkins "Requiem" i Chór Politechniki Białostockiej" (in Polish). Chórtownia. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Plight of refugees and asylum seekers takes centre stage at Requiem". The Record. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  7. ^ "Maxim Vengerov & Nayden Todorov". Operabase. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Home" (in German). Chor Capriccio. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
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