Artist Info: Adiemus

Karl William Jenkins (born 17 February 1944) is a Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer. He is known for works including "Adiemus", "Palladio", "The Armed Man", "Requiem", and "Stabat Mater".

Jenkins was born in Penclawdd, Gower, Wales, now part of Swansea. His mother was of partial Swedish descent and his father was a schoolteacher, chapel organist and choirmaster, from whom he received his first musical instruction. His maternal grandfather was a Swedish sailor who settled in Wales. [read more...]