HIRTA is a fun, lively and evocative one-movement work, aimed at the intermediate bass quartet and offering something of interest for each player. Scottish influences abound in a work of character and contrasts, detailing the daily life of the St. Kildan population in the late 19th-century. A musical soundscape of the island is clearly portrayed, from sunrise to sunset, including a wonderfully lively and toe-tapping 'ceilidh' with its rhythmic and syncopated bass line.HIRTA - a Sketch of Daily Life on St. Kilda was composed for the 2008 BIBF Composition Competition and was premiered at Wells Cathedral School (Somerset)in April 2009 during Bass-Fest @ Wells.