Commissioned by the Sorley MacLean Trust for Celtic Connections 2009. The Trust gratefully acknowledges financial support from the PRS Foundation in respect of this commission.

  • Celtic harp, violin, cello
  • SATB
  • soprano, tenor

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Reviews

[Hallaig] by Stuart Macrae was not only the centrepiece but also the highlight of the evening. Clarsach, fiddle, and cello were conducted by the Inverness-born composer, while Kenneth Thomson conducted his choir and the end result was a wee bit of a triumph. Gaelic music in recent decades has fused happily with anything from headbanging techno to African drumming but this was a piece which would – and should – find its way into the mainstream classical repertoire.
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Jennie Macfie, www.hi-arts.co.uk
20th January 2009