Alan Rees (composer)

Abbot Alan William Rees, O.S.B. (Morriston, near Swansea, on 1 February 1941 – 2 October 2005 in Herefordshire) was a Welsh Roman Catholic monk, organist and composer of choral and organ music. From 1986-1993 Rees was abbot of Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire.[1]

For others similarly named, see the Alan Rees navigation page

Selected compositions

• English Mass[2]
• Congress Mass, for the National Pastoral Congress in Liverpool, 1980
• Cardiff Mass, for Pope John Paul II's visit to Britain, 1982
• "A Winter Rose", carol

References

1. Obituary
2. English Church Music 1968 - Page 63 " as in the English Masses by Guy Weitz (Chapman), Francis Duffy (John S. Burns) and Alan Rees (Chapman)."

See also