Clan Currie Commissions New Lullaby to Celebrate the Birth of
HRH Prince George of Cambridge
Audience members at the 2013 edition of the “Pipes of Christmas” will be the first to experience a world premiere from Scottish composer, Steve Gibb. The new work has been written to celebrate the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge.
Clan Currie will celebrate the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge
“Lullaby for a Prince” will have its premiere on Saturday, December 14, 2013. Audience-goers will no doubt remember Gibb’s composition, “Balmoral Snow,” which commemorated HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee marking her 60 anniversary of her Accession to the Throne.
“The commissioning of new musical works is an important element of the Clan Currie Society’s mission in the arts,” said Robert Currie, president of the Society and Executive Producer of the popular Christmas concert.
In addition to “Lullaby for a Prince” and “Balmoral Snow,” the “Pipes of Christmas” have premiered a number of important works over the years including “Sea of Tranquility” – composed by Scottish composer, James Ross in memory of astronaut and Scottish-American Neil Armstrong, and “Lament for the Lost” – a bagpipe lament composed in 2001 to mark the loss of all involved in the 9/11 terror attacks.
Proceeds from the concerts support a scholarship program which includes annual gifts to the National Piping Centre, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (all based in Scotland) the Gaelic College of Nova Scotia and Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. The Clan Currie Society is also the Title Sponsor of the US National Scottish Harp Championship and hosts the annual Harp Glen at the Seaside Highland Games in Ventura, California.
Armstrong Tribute
Commenting on the Society’s music scholarship program, stage and screen star Alan Cumming said, “I am delighted that proceeds from the “Pipes of Christmas” will result in these important gifts which ensure that the future of Scottish culture is safer with these generous scholarships.”
Named one of New York City’s “Top Ten” holiday events, the 2013 concerts are made possible by a generous gifts from Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland and the Royal Bank of Canada.
About Steve Gibb