An Edinburgh Farewell was composed in 2021 to pay homage to His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The piece was written for my husband, Simon, to play on the Frobenius Organ of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, for a special Memorial Service, held there on 18th April of that year, the day after the royal funeral in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

I tried to capture the character of the Duke in the piece, with bold salutes, expressive idiosyncratic gestures and hints of nostalgia. Creating an accessible Scottish style, evocative of the glens, the musical landscape is infused with both military-like rhythmic precision and romantic lyricism. A great sense of journeying and purpose propels the music onwards, until the intimacy of the final farewell, which brings peace and rest.