The pieces, including one composed in Gaelic, were specially commissioned by Charles for the national service of thanksgiving and dedication at St Giles’ Cathedral on Wednesday. This ceremony is a significant part of Royal Week, during which the King and Queen have numerous engagements in Scotland. The new music will contribute to a diverse program at the service, reflecting Scottish history and culture and featuring performers representative of contemporary Scotland.
To begin the service, a new composition called “Balmoral Flourishes,” created by composer Paul Mealor, will be performed by The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry. “A Gaelic Psalm” composed by Mealor and specifically written for the service will be sung by Joy Dunlop, recognizing the linguistic heritage of Scotland. Additionally, The Honours of Scotland Ensemble, consisting of talented musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Scottish Ballet Orchestra, will perform a newly arranged selection of Scottish folk songs chosen by the King and arranged by Ayrshire-born composer Jay Capperauld. Capperauld, a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, is a highly regarded young composer in Scotland and currently holds the position of Associate Composer of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Accompanying The Choir of St Giles’ Cathedral and the National Youth Choir of Scotland Chamber Choir, conducted by Michael Harris and Mark Evans respectively, the ensemble will bring their musical talent to the service.
Another notable commission is “A Song Of Thanksgiving And Dedication” by Joanna Gill, set in the Doric dialect spoken in the north east of Scotland. This piece will be performed by Scottish mezzo-soprano singer and patron of the National Youth Choir of Scotland National Girls’ Choir, Karen Cargill, as well as instrumentalists and composers The Ayoub Sisters. The composition serves as a tribute to the Queen, who acts as the Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, from which Gill has graduated.
Mealor expressed his gratitude, stating, “It is a tremendous honor and incredibly moving to have been entrusted with contributing to The Honours of Scotland service. This historic service has been celebrated for centuries, and to have the opportunity to bring something new to it, in honor of the King and Queen, is truly humbling.”
The ceremony includes a people’s procession consisting of approximately 100 community groups who will collect the honours from Edinburgh Castle. The procession will be escorted to the cathedral by the Royal Regiment of Scotland, accompanied by their Shetland pony mascot, Corporal Cruachan IV, and supported by cadet musicians from the combined cadet force pipes and drums. Simultaneously, a royal procession will travel from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to the cathedral, with the public lining the Royal Mile to witness both processions.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, will also be in attendance. At the end of the St Giles’ service, a 21-gun salute will be fired from Edinburgh Castle, followed by the royal procession back to the palace. The Stone of Destiny will be present in the cathedral during the ceremony, and a spectacular fly-past by the Red Arrows will conclude the event.
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