I played first trumpet with Orpheus Baroque for a performance of Bach’s B Minor Mass (BWV 232) at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on Saturday 17 October 2026, conducted by Oliver Gooch.

The performance brought together the Cantorum Choir and Cambridge University Schola Cantorum, with Emma Walshe (soprano), Katie Bray (mezzo-soprano), Gwilym Bowen (tenor), and Gareth Brynmor John (baritone) as soloists.

I was joined in the trumpet section by Will Russell on second trumpet and Sam Kinrade on third trumpet, with Ben Fullbrook on timpani.

St George’s Chapel is the final resting place of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, whose grave lies in the King George VI Memorial Chapel within St George’s Chapel. It was a privilege to perform Bach’s B Minor Mass in such a historic setting.