Opening Ceremony 2021: To Mark the Sixth Session of the Scottish Parliament (BSL)

An event to mark the opening of the Sixth Session of the Scottish Parliament. Her Majesty The Queen will be attending, joined for the occasion by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay. The Opening Ceremony is a tradition started in 1999 to mark the beginning of every new session of the Scottish Parliament. Programme This year’s ceremony will pay tribute to ‘local heroes’ chosen from across Scotland for the part they have played during the pandemic and their communities both locally and nationally. Those attending and watching at home will also enjoy a programme of music and entertainment that reflects the rich diversity of Scotland’s communities: The Royal Conservatoire Brass will perform Fanfare for the Opening of Parliament 2021 composed by John Wallace CBE and conducted by John Logan, recorded at Glasgow Cathedral Seoras Chlad and Orin Simpson, both students from the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, will perform an up-tempo and lively instrumental medley from the Main Pier in Plockton Musicians in Exile are asylum-seeking and refugee musicians in Glasgow, supported with instruments, travel expenses, regular rehearsals and performances, who will perform their song Always on the Move from Govan & Linthouse Parish Church Michael Biggins, BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2021, will be performing Ae Fond Kiss by Robert Burns and Kirn Street from BBC Pacific Quay, Glasgow The song, We Hold The Future will be performed by the National Youth Choir of Scotland, from Farland Point, Isle of Cumbrae Farewell to the Creeks will be performed by the Scottish Parliament’s Piper, Stuart McMillan MSP from the Members’ Garden Kathleen Jamie, the newly-appointed Makar, or National Poet for Scotland, has also written a poem for the Opening Ceremony and will recite it during the event