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BTC1112 A HYMN OF ST COLUMBA - REGIS REGUM RECTISSIMI

For chorus (SATB) and organ
Composition date: 29 Dec 1962
Genre: Choral
Text: Attributed to St Columba (521-597), set in Latin
Duration: 2'
Commissioned:

By the dedicatee for inclusion in the 1400th anniversary celebrations of St Columba's voyage from Ireland to Iona.

Dedication: 'For Derek Hill'

Arthur Derek Hill (1916-2000), British portrait and landscape painter, who lived for many years in St Colomb's Rectory in County Donegal.

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