German and British navies unite in Max posthumous premiere
mainA new work by the late Sir Peter Maxwell Davies will be performed next week to commemorate the fallen on both sides in the naval battles of the First World War.
The Golden Solstice will be heard in a commemorative service at St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney attended by the German president Joachim Gauck, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and descendants of those who served at the Battle of Jutland.
Performers include the Kirkwall City Pipe Band, the Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth and the Marinemusikkorps Kiel.
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