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)."
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Jerome Hodkinson		 Abbot of Belmont Abbey
1986–1993		 Succeeded by
Mark Jabalé

See also


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