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Highland Cathedral ( Uli Roever & Michael Korb ) -The Original- |
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... a tune that has secretly found its way into hearts all over the world! |
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On the origins of the tune |
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Michael
Korb has always had a special liking for bagpipe music. When he finished
school in 1975 and came to Berlin, he immediately took lessons with the
"pipe major" of a Scottish battalion, who taught him to play this unusual
instrument. When the Scots left Berlin, Michael Korb also went .... to
Edinburgh, where he took daily lessons with the 80-year-old master Paddy
Atkinson. During the day, he practised in Paddy's garden arbour, at night
(because of the neighbours) he practised in the woods. For several years,
he kept coming back to Edinburgh, until he had an adequate command of
the instrument. Following publication of a record featuring bagpipe music in disco style in 1979 and the lucky encounter with the experienced and very successful arranger, producer and composer Uli Roever (who worked, among others, for Udo Jürgens and Peter Maffay), after the production of the single records " Highland Games "/" Lonely Piper " and " Dreamy Island "/" Devils Dance " "Highland Cathedral " was jointly developed and also published as a single in 1982 together with the title " By the Right-Quick-March". The two makers of the tune were convinced of its chances of success - the publishing companies were not. In spite of their rejection at that time, the tune has found its way into people's hearts - sometimes in an unusual way. |
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Milestones on the way to a successful tune |
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"Highland
Cathedral" was produced, arranged and composed by Uli Roever and Michael
Korb and published as single in 1982. This original version is contained
on this CD. It is interpreted by Michael Korb on bagpipe. In the majority of cases, the title was published in its traditional instrumentation of pipes & drums. But other interesting, classical and symphonic versions have met with great interest, too. The song has also been published in German: "Steh wieder auf" and " Du bes die Stadt " (Highland Cathedral - Wikipedia), Hilary Bell sang "Always you" in English and Amy Grant published "Highland Cathedral" in America on her CD "A Christmas to Remember". The composition also attracted attention when being performed on large events with military bands with up to 800 musicians. "Highland Cathedral" was orchestrated impressively at the "Waldbühne" in Berlin and at the finale of the famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo . The famous and world's best bagpiper Angus MacDonald included the sheet music of "Highland Cathedral" in his famous sheet music collection of selected bagpipe tunes "The Collection". "Highland Cathedral" was featured in one of the most famous British film productions "Four weddings and a funeral". " Highland Cathedral " 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 Chris Patten's favourite pipe tune as said by himself on a BBC Asia Today programme. It is also a popular wedding song. Pop queen Madonna chose "Highland Cathedral" for her church wedding ceremony in Scotland (December 2000). Also Phil Coulter produced and arranged his version of "Highland Cathedral". His recording of the same title held the top position in the German "Klassik Radio" charts in December 2000. In the USA, a film documentation "Tribute to Wayne" about the famous ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky featured "Highland Cathedral".Another film documentation with the title "Gloria & Pipers" featuring "Highland Cathedral" was published in the USA. In December 2001, "Highland Cathedral" was performed concertante before
the Royal Family, in the presence of the Queen, in a festivity on the
occasion of the "Remembrance Day" (broadcast on television by the BBC). One of the famous bagpipe bands, the "Royal Scots Dragoon Guards", who was awarded 14 Golden Records in 1972 for their wold-wide hit "Amazing Grace", has now published the CD "Highland Cathedral" and a DVD with the same title - a musical film production with beautiful impressions Scotland (www. scottisc.co.uk). Together with 600 performers, the "Royal Scots Dragoon Guards", effectively staged " Highland Cathedral" once again in the finale of the world-famous Edinburgh Tattoo Festival 2004,2006 and 2009. "Stand Up Again" ("Highland Cathedral"). Based on the experience made with "Highland Cathedral" up to now, an up-to-date dance remix of the tune was produced at the Roever - Bonfig sound studio in cooperation with techno musician Denis Lenz. This extravagant pop symphony by the 'Tendence' formation begins with a presentation of the classically arranged bagpipe composition 'Highland Cathedral' by Uli Roever & Michael Korb, which then develops into a jaunty pop hymn. In this way, the English vocal interpretation by Anja Weiß with its idiosyncratic combination of Gregorian-style chants, the leitmotif of "Stand Up Again" (Text: Werner Bonfig), is made danceable in an innovative, unprecedented and original manner (September 2003). |
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