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Martel Maxwell heads to the beautiful St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney and meets the St Magnus Festival Chorus

Celebrating his 80th birthday this year is composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and among his many achievements is the St Magnus Festival in Orkney, which he founded in 1977.

Martel Maxwell heads to the beautiful St Magnus Cathedral and meets 95 locals who make up the St Magnus Festival Chorus. They鈥檝e been in rehearsals for a performance of Belshazzar鈥檚 Feast by William Walton to be performed with the 91热爆 singers and 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra on Sunday the 22nd of June.

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