About Alan Rees
Lived 1941 – 2005 (aged 64). Alan Rees was a composer, musician, organist and roman Catholic.
Abbot Alan William Rees, O.S.B. (1 February 1941 – 2 October 2005) was a Welsh Roman Catholic monk, organist, and composer of choral and organ music. From 1986 to 1993, Rees was abbot of Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire.
Biography Rees was born in Morriston, near Swansea, to Hilda and John Rees. He was the ninth person to hold the position.
Rees died suddenly after a fall in 2005. Rees had suffered from depression for much of his life, and attempted suicide the year before. 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
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Who was Alan Rees?
Benedictine monk and musician
When was Alan Rees born?
Alan Rees was born on 1 February 1941 in Morriston.
When did Alan Rees die?
Alan Rees died on 2 October 2005 in Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire, Herefordshire.
What was Alan Rees's occupation?
Alan Rees was a composer, musician, organist and roman Catholic.
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· DBpedia: Alan Rees (composer)
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