Carol Barratt

Composer, Educator, Lyricist & Librettist

Concert Music

Carol’s frequently performed concert works include her Magificat & Nunc Dimittis, her song cycles Love a Strange Disease, Songs for Singing and her celebrated Fantasy Preludes & Pattern Preludes, the former recorded for Fuzzy Moon records.

Educational Music

Carol has devoted her life to music education and is acknowledged as a leading authority on the subject. She has over 80 publications in print including the renowned Chester Piano Books for Chester Music and the Bravo series for Boosey & Hawkes.

Lyricist & Librettist

She has also written poetry for most of her life, contributing librettos to works (e.g Stabat Mater, The Peacemakers, Stella Natalis) by her husband Sir Karl Jenkins. In 2014, Carol completed a children’s book titled Idwal: A Tall Tree and  some Tall Stories’. Her most recent book is Natures Nasties.