Highland Cathedral is a popular bagpipe melody.

The melody composed for the bagpipes was written by German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb in a Scottish style in 1982 for the Highland games. It has been proposed as the Scottish national anthem to replace unofficial anthems Scotland the Brave and/or Flower of Scotland. It has subsequently undergone various orchestrations and had lyrics added in English and in Scottish Gaelic.

Trivia

The tune was the Royal Hong Kong Police Anthem under the British rule which ended in 1997. It was played at a ceremonial lowering of the Governor's flag at Chris Patten's residence, Government House on the last day of British rule.Highland Cathedral is also Chris Patten's favourite pipe tunes as said by himself on a BBC Asia Today programme .

It is also a popular wedding song.

References

External links

• http://www.morgle.com/highlandcathedral.htm
• http://www.highlandcathedral.com
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mLo8tfBflk#t=2m06s (Mormon Tabernacle Choir performance)
• http://www.kingstownscottishpipeband.co.uk/pages/bob_small.htm