Karl Jenkins talks to Gwenan Edwards

Leading contemporary composer and musician Sir Karl Jenkins talks about his life and the creative process that has given him a huge international following. He is one of the world’s most-performed living composers.

Jenkins studied at the Royal Academy of Music before becoming known as a jazz musician and then going on to join the legendary progressive rock band Soft Machine in the 1970s. He achieved further fame as composer of music for advertising well-known brands such as Levi and Pepsi in the 1980s, but it was his Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary in 1994 that topped charts across the world and made him an international star.  Other well-known works include The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace and Requiem.

Still with Music is Jenkins’ new autobiography. He was born and brought up in Wales and his early music education came from his father, a teacher and chapel organist and choirmaster.

Here he talks to television journalist and presenter Gwenan Edwards, whose credits include the BBC Proms Wales at Six on ITV, Newsroom South East on the BBC and Watchdog on BBC1.

In association with the Woodstock Music Society.

Sponsored by The Oxford Times.