>> Currently homebrew provides Lilypond 2.22.2 for Apple Silicon, >> that is what I am using. > > Did you try running the x86_64 binaries via Apple's Rosetta tool? That > might be a bit slower than native executables, but given that Homebrew > builds 2.22.2 without Guile bytecode, it might actually be comparable.
Note that the MacPorts port of LilyPond 2.22.2 already uses Guile 2.2 bytecode and provides a binary for Apple Silicon, too. https://ports.macports.org/port/lilypond/details/ Werner