The Rosslyn Psalm (Mixed Voices)

Howard Goodall was commissioned by Helen, Countess of Rosslyn to write this Psalm to celebrate the comp[letino of the Rosslyn Chapel conservation programme in March 2012. The piece is dedicated to her husband Peter, 7th Earl of Rosslyn.

It was premiered in May 2012 at the chapel, which is, as Goodall described it in a recent tweet, 'full of ancient mysteries, Knight's Templars iconography and intriguing masonry'. Whilst its links with the Knights' Templars is a matter of some debate, it is a fascinating and beautiful building. It will be known by afficionados of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code as the setting for the revelation of the last clue which enables the code to be cracked. Goodall has reflected this connection by embedding a code into the music of the psalm. The  first person to unlock the code will receive a prize!

The score is here available together with the accompanying organ and harp parts.