Rees was born in Morriston, near Swansea, to Hilda and John Rees.[1] He attended both an Anglican church with his mother, and a Welsh baptist church with his father.[1] He attended Dynefor Grammar School, and later studied music and education at University College Cardiff.[1]
Rees began a musical career as organist and director of the choir at Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral, where he worked from 1963 until 1968.[1] He then began a novitiate at Belmont Abbey, became a monk four years later, and was ordained two years later.[1] He directed the music there, and taught at the school.[1] He became abbot of the abbey in 1986, a position he held until he resigned in 1993 due to the pressures of the role and his mental health.[1][2] He was the ninth person to hold the position.[3]
Rees died suddenly after a fall in 2005.[1] The coroner recorded a death of suicide, as he likely jumped from a landing.[4] Rees had suffered from depression for much of his life, and attempted suicide the year before.[4]
alan, rees, composer, abbot, alan, william, rees, february, 1941, october, 2005, welsh, roman, catholic, monk, organist, composer, choral, organ, music, from, 1986, 1993, rees, abbot, belmont, abbey, herefordshire, abbotalan, reesosb, arco, arcmborn1, february. Abbot Alan William Rees O S B 1 February 1941 2 October 2005 1 was a Welsh Roman Catholic monk organist and composer of choral and organ music From 1986 1993 Rees was abbot of Belmont Abbey Herefordshire AbbotAlan ReesOSB ARCO ARCMBorn1 February 1941Morriston near SwanseaDied2 October 2005 2005 10 02 aged 64 Belmont Abbey HerefordshireAlma materUniversity College CardiffOccupation s Roman Catholic monk organist composerTitleAbbot of Belmont Abbey HerefordshireTerm1986 1993PredecessorJerome HodkinsonSuccessorMark JabaleBoard member ofSociety of Saint GregoryBiography editRees was born in Morriston near Swansea to Hilda and John Rees 1 He attended both an Anglican church with his mother and a Welsh baptist church with his father 1 He attended Dynefor Grammar School and later studied music and education at University College Cardiff 1 Rees began a musical career as organist and director of the choir at Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral where he worked from 1963 until 1968 1 He then began a novitiate at Belmont Abbey became a monk four years later and was ordained two years later 1 He directed the music there and taught at the school 1 He became abbot of the abbey in 1986 a position he held until he resigned in 1993 due to the pressures of the role and his mental health 1 2 He was the ninth person to hold the position 3 Rees died suddenly after a fall in 2005 1 The coroner recorded a death of suicide as he likely jumped from a landing 4 Rees had suffered from depression for much of his life and attempted suicide the year before 4 Selected compositions editEnglish Mass 5 Congress Mass for the National Pastoral Congress in Liverpool 1980 Cardiff Mass for Pope John Paul II s visit to Britain 1982 1 A Winter Rose carolReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j Abbot Alan Rees Obituaries from The Times and Daily Telegraph www belmontabbey org uk 6 July 2018 Retrieved 15 August 2021 Abbot Alan Rees www telegraph co uk 11 October 2005 Retrieved 15 August 2021 Stonham Paul 21 March 2016 Fr Paul shares a reflection on Alan Rees OSB The St Barnabas Society Retrieved 15 August 2021 a b Former BelmontAbbot killed himself Hereford Times 6 March 2006 Retrieved 15 August 2021 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 byJerome Hodkinson Abbot of Belmont Abbey1986 1993 Succeeded byMark Jabale Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Wales nbsp This article about an English Roman Catholic cleric is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a composer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan Rees composer amp oldid 1177440612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
