Re-release of 'Requiem' composed by Gareth Valentine. The album features international opera stars Susan Bullock, William Burden, Tinuke Olafimihan, Kurt Ollman and The London Oratory Schola Choir.
This recording was originally released to commemorate World Aids Day on Dec 1st 2001. Gareth composed Requiem in memory of all those who have died from Aids, including his own partner. He used his extensive celebrity contacts and musical knowledge to initiate a project that gave him the opportunity to entertain, educate and commemorate.
Gareth trained at the Royal College of Music where he studied piano and voice, and went on to the Aldeburgh School of Advanced Singing and Strings where he studied with Sir Peter Pears. He has been Musical Director of many award-winning West End shows, including The Kiss Of The Spider Woman, Company, Chicago, Merrily We Roll Along, My One And Only, Kiss Me, Kate, Porgy and Bess and Aladdin. He was also Musical Supervisor on the Channel 4 series ‘Musicality’, and has many composer credits to his name including Strictly Gershwin for the ENO. The Times described his musical contribution to that project as "outstanding".
