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The Inchcolm Antiphoner

Fraser Fifield

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Fraser Fifield
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The Inchcolm Antiphoner is Scotland’s oldest known musical manuscript, thought to have been composed or compiled around 1340 for performance as part of a religious service most probably held in Inchcolm Abbey, which is on Read more

The Inchcolm Antiphoner is Scotland’s oldest known musical manuscript, thought to have been composed or compiled around 1340 for performance as part of a religious service most probably held in Inchcolm Abbey, which is on Inchcolm Island in the Firth of Forth, between Edinburgh and Fife.

As Traditional Artist in Residence for the Celtic & Scottish Studies department of the University of Edinburgh, (where the original Inchcolm documents are curated) I’ve arranged the collection of songs and chants for performance by a quartet of saxophones.

Sue McKenzie - alto saxophone Martin Kershaw - tenor saxophone Allon Beauvoisin - baritone saxophone Fraser Fifield - soprano saxophone

Recorded and mixed by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studio, May 2026. Design and photography by Archie MacFarlane.

Made with support from Creative Scotland www.creativescotland.com

Expected release: June 19, 2026

  1. 1
    01 Versicle and Response 0:15
    0:00/0:15
  2. 2
    02 Deus In Adiutorum 1:12
    0:00/1:12
  3. 3
    03 Psalm 92 2:40
    0:00/2:40
  4. 4
    04 Psalm 99 1:58
    0:00/1:58
  5. 5
    05 Psalms 62 & 66 4:51
    0:00/4:51
  6. 6
    06 Benedicite 3:15
    0:00/3:15
  7. 7
    07 Psalms 148, 149 & 150 3:38
    0:00/3:38
  8. 8
    08 Capitulum 0:29
    0:00/0:29
  9. 9
    09 Hymn Aurora Rutilat 2:17
    0:00/2:17
  10. 10
    10 Versicle and Response 0:21
    0:00/0:21
  11. 11
    11 Benedictus 5:03
    0:00/5:03
  12. 12
    12 Prayer 1:00
    0:00/1:00
  13. 13
    13 Capitulum 0:30
    0:00/0:30
  14. 14
    14 Memorial Of Saints Primus & Felicianus 1:17
    0:00/1:17
  15. 15
    15 Versicle and Response 0:18
    0:00/0:18
  16. 16
    16 Prayer 1:15
    0:00/1:15
  17. 17
    17 Vespers Responsory For The Sunday Within The Octave 3:40
    0:00/3:40
  18. 18
    18 Vespers Responsory For The Octave Of St. Columba 2:38
    0:00/2:38
  19. 19
    19 Magnificat For The Octave Of St. Columba 3:10
    0:00/3:10
  20. 20
    20 Responsory For The Second Vespers Of The Octave Of St. Columba 2:37
    0:00/2:37
  21. 21
    21 Magnificat For The Second Vespers Of The Octave Of St. Columba 2:16
    0:00/2:16
  22. 22
    22 Benedictus For The Sunday Within The Octave Of St. Columba 3:04
    0:00/3:04
  23. 23
    23 Memorial Of St. Columba 1:43
    0:00/1:43

Fraser Fifield, soprano saxophone

Sue McKenzie, alto saxophone 

Martin Kershaw, tenor saxophone

Allon Beauvoisin, baritone saxophone

 

Composed by Unknown, c1340. Arrangements for saxophone quartet by Fraser Fifield.

Recorded and mixed by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studio, Scotland. 

Design and photography by Archie MacFarlane.