Katrina Gordon Hirta - a sketch of daily life on St. Kilda was composed for the 2008 BIBF Composition Competition and was premiered at Wells Cathedral School (Somerset)in April 2009 during Bass-Fest @ Wells. It is a fun, lively and evocative one-movement work, offering something of interest for each player, and is written in an effective part of the instrument. Scottish influences abound in a work of character and contrasts, detailing the daily life of the St. Kildan population in the late 19th-century. A musical soundscape of the island is clearly portrayed, from sunrise to sunset, including a wonderfully lively and toe-tapping 'ceilidh' with its rhythmic and syncopated bass line. Hirta has been popular with players and audiences alike and would be ideal for the good intermediate bass quartet (Grade 6-8), offering effective musical and technical challenges in equal measure. Katrina Gordon, is based in the north of Scotland and has recently composed a number of works for double bass. Other pieces by Katrina Gordon will also be published by Recital Music - please contact the RM office for further details. Grade: 6 - 8