ff. 1-31. George Mackay Brown's texts, mostly typescript but including an autograph of 'Midnight words', 1983, f. 10, and two poems printed as Christmas cards. ff. 32-85. Vocal score. (ff. 2-5 are apparently unrelated material, entitled ' Proposal for a Nativity Play for Hoy School'.)
See MS Mus. 1497 for fuller descriptions of the pieces. 1. ff. 1-4. 'St Bartholomew's Prayer' (J441); 2005. 2. ff. 5-16. 'The Light of the Lord' (J444); 2005. 3. ff. 17-25. 'Prayer of Thanksgiving in Times of Terror' (J449); 2005. 4. ff. 26-77. 'A Little Birthday Music' (J454); 2006.
1. ff. 1-7. 'St Bartholomew's Prayer' (J441), for mixed chorus and organ; [2005]. First performed on 18 May 2005 in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney. Published by Chester Music, 2005. 2. f. 8. 'The Light of the Lord' (J444), for mixed chorus; 2005. Commissioned by Westminster Cathedral Choir and first...