Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 01 | In The Beginning | 20240212 | Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Karl Jenkins has had a career of contrasts – from accomplished jazz fusion, prog rock and the worlds of film and advertising, to phenomenal success in concert halls around the world as a composer of music that delights audiences and often defies categorisation; music that is rhythmic, emotional – and hugely popular: he just might be the most performed living composer in the world. In these special programmes Karl Jenkins joins Donald Macleod to talk about his life and music, beginning today with his latest large-scale work One World and his musical origins in the village of Penclawdd on the Gower peninsula in south Wales. Benedictus Polyphony Stephen Layton, conductor In the Beginning, from One World World Choir for Peace & World Orchestra for Peace Karl Jenkins, conductor Let's Go (The Tower of Babel), from One World Stay at Home Choir Yet, Here I Am, from One World Sarakiz iii Dance Marat Bisenaliev, violin London Symphony Orchestra Stabat Mater ii Incantation iii Vidit Jesum In Tormentis xii Paradisi Gloria Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir EMO Ensemble Pasi Hyökki, conductor Jurgita Adamonyte, mezzo-soprano Jody K. Jenkins, percussion Belinda Sykes, vocals & mey Tikkun Olam, from One World Kathryn Rudge, mezzo-soprano Krzysztof Wisniewski, violin Valentino Worlitzsch, cello Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Tikkum Olam, from One World |
| 2024 | 02 | Fusion | 20240213 | Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. In these special programmes composer Karl Jenkins joins Donald Macleod to talk about his life and music. After a rich and creative musical upbringing, and university in Cardiff, Karl Jenkins left his native South Wales in the mid-1960s in order to study music as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy in London. His immersion in classical music ran in parallel with a passion for jazz. After graduating he formed the band Nucleus, which won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1970. He then toured the world with the legendary jazz-rock band Soft Machine. We'll end today's programme by returning to South Wales, with his 50th anniversary memorial to those who lost their lives in the disaster at Aberfan in 1966. Suo Gan The Cory Band Only Men Aloud Quirky Blue Karl Jenkins, piano Hazard Profile, pt 1 (Karl Jenkins, Allan Holdsworth, Mike Ratledge, Roy Babbington, John Marshall) Carol Ann (Karl Jenkins, Mike Ratledge, Roy Babbington, John Marshall) La Folia – concerto for marimba and strings Neil Percy, marimba London Symphony Orchestra Karl Jenkins, conductor Cantata Memoria iii Cortege v Lacrimosa Lullaby Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone David Childs, euphonium Catrin Finch, harp Jody Jenkins, percussion Joo Yeon Sir, violin Adult choirs: Cywair, CF1, Cor Caerdydd Young choirs: Côr Heol y March & Côr y Cwm Sinfonia Cymru Donald Macleod talks to composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday, today focusing on his immersion in jazz fusion. Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. In these special programmes composer Karl Jenkins joins Donald Macleod to talk about his life and music. After a rich and creative musical upbring, and university in Cardiff, Karl Jenkins left his native South Wales in the mid-1960s in order to study music as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy in London. His immersion in classical music ran in parallel with a passion for jazz. After graduating he formed the band Nucleus, which won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1970. He then toured the world the legendary jazz-rock band Soft Machine. We'll end today's programme by returning to South Wales, with his 50th anniversary memorial to those who lost their lives in the disaster at Aberfan in 1966. Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday, today focusing on his immersion in jazz fusion. |
| 2024 | 03 | From Advertising To Adiemus | 20240214 | In these special programmes composer Sir Karl Jenkins joins Donald Macleod to talk about his life and music. When the band Soft Machine came to an end in the early 1980s – petering out ‘softly' -- Karl Jenkins had no plan in place for what he would do next. But fate took a hand and he unexpectedly found himself in demand as a composer and arranger for adverts. It was a busy, exciting period which might seem distinct from his later success in the concert hall, but - one thing leads to another – and today we'll be hearing some of his music that crossed over from advertising to the concert hall, in the form of his original Adiemus project – and the concerto grosso Palladio. We end with extracts from Gloria, and an example of his new ‘mission' for the new millennium: to reinterpret the texts that virtually all great composers set, such as Requiem, Stabat Mater, Te Deum etc, but with some of the multicultural elements that made Adiemus so distinctive. Cantilena London Philharmonic Choir Adiemus Symphony Orchestra of Europe Karl Jenkins, composer Miriam Stockley, vocals Jody K Jenkins, percussion Mick Taylor, flute London Philharmonic Orchestra Karl Jenkins, conductor Hymn Kayama Miriam Stockley & Mary Carewe, vocals Frank Ricotti & Jody K Jenkins, percussion Mike Taylor, flute Cancion Plateada Karl Jenkins, piano Palladio, concerto grosso for string orchestra i Allegretto London Symphony Orchestra Lullay, from Stella Natalis Polyphony Stephen Layton, conductor Only Heavenly Music, from Stella Natalis Kate Royal, soprano Alison Balsom, trumpet Jody K Jenkins & Zands Duggan, percussion The Adiemus Singers, Marylebone Camerata, Tenebrae The Proclamation, from Gloria London Symphony Orchestra & National Youth Choir of Great Britain Laudamus Te, from Gloria Tim Hugh, cello Donald Macleod meets composer Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Donald Macleod meets Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday, today exploring his years of creativity in the advertising industry and the huge success of Adiemus. In these special programmes composer Karl Jenkins joins Donald Macleod to talk about his life and music. When the band Soft Machine came to an end in the early 1980s – petering out ‘softly' -- Karl Jenkins had no plan in place for what he would do next. But fate took a hand and he unexpectedly found himself in demand as a composer and arranger for adverts. It was a busy, exciting period which might seem distinct from his later success in the concert hall, but - one thing leads to another – and today we'll be hearing some of his music that crossed over from advertising to the concert hall, in the form of his original Adiemus project – and the concerto grosso Palladio. We end with extracts from Gloria, an example of his new ‘mission' for the new millennium: to reinterpret the texts that virtually all great composers set, such as Requiem, Stabat Mater, Te Deum etc, but with some of the multi-cultural elements that made Adiemus so distinctive. Donald Macleod meets composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Donald Macleod meets composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday, today exploring his years of creativity in the advertising industry and the huge success of Adiemus. |
| 2024 | 04 | Peace, Peace! | 20240215 | Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. In these special programmes, composer Karl Jenkins joins Donald Macleod to discuss his life and music. Karl Jenkins is treasured by audiences for the serenity of so much of his writing, and admired for the way he has responded to some of humanity's darkest impulses. Today's programme focuses on his hugely successful work The Armed Man – a Mass for Peace. Commissioned by the Armouries Museum in 1999 it is dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo conflict, where horrific events were unfolding as the Mass was being composed. The Peacemakers iii Peace, Peace! London Symphony Orchestra & CBSO Youth Chorus Simon Halsey, conductor i The Armed Man iii Kyrie v Sanctus London Philharmonic Orchestra & National Youth Choir of Great Britain Karl Jenkins, conductor vi Healing Light xvii Anthem: Peace, triumphant peace! Davy Spillane, pipes Really Big Chorus x Agnus Dei Polyphony Stephen Layton, conductor xii Benedictus Donald Macleod talks to composer Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday, today exploring his hugely successful 'mass for peace' The Armed Man. Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Donald Macleod talks to composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday, today exploring his hugely successful 'mass for peace' The Armed Man. |
| 2024 | 05 LAST | The Future | 20240216 | Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Sir Karl Jenkins. As his 80th birthday approaches, Karl Jenkins show no signs of slowing down. In their final conversation in this special week, he tells Donald Macleod about his recent compositions, including new saxophone concerto, Stravaganza, which has its UK premiere next month – and Fragile Earth, to be performed for the first time in April. We'll end the week by returning to the beginning, in a sense, with an extract from Karl Jenkins' Requiem, dedicated to his beloved father. Quirk iii Chasing the Goose Gareth Davies, flutes John Alley, keyboards Neil Percy, percussion London Symphony Orchestra Karl Jenkins, conductor White Water Karl Jenkins, piano The Golden Age Begins Anew, from One World i Renewal ii Prayer Jody K Jenkins & Alexander Duggan, percussion World Choir for Peace & World Orchestra for Peace Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra iii ‘It takes two - ' Seductively David Childs, euphonium BBC National Orchestra of Wales Bramwell Tovey, conductor Over the Stone iv Tros y Garreg Catrin Finch, harps Sakura, Spring has Come, from One World Lucy Crowe, soprano World Orchestra for Peace & World Choir for Peace i Introit ii Dies Irae ix Pie Jesu Serendipity Cor Caerdydd & Cylgan West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra Donald Macleod talks to composer Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Sir Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Today, looking towards the future. Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Karl Jenkins. As his 80th birthday approaches, Karl Jenkins show no signs of slowing down. In their final conversation in this special week, he tells Donald Macleod about his recent compositions, including new saxophone concerto, Stravaganza, which has its UK premiere next month – and Fragile Earth, to be performed for the first time in April. We'll end the week by returning to the beginning, in a sense, with an extract from Karl Jenkins' Requiem, dedicated to his beloved father. Donald Macleod talks to composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Donald Macleod talks to multi-instrumentalist and composer Karl Jenkins on the eve of his 80th birthday. Today: looking towards the future. |