The Medieval Manuscript the 'Chronicles of Mann and Sudreys' mentions various locations, including the Isle of Man, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and even places as far away as Norway and Brittany.
Russell Gilmour (trumpet) and David Kilgallon (organ) use melodies from these countries and they merge and fuse these ideas together with their own to create unique compositions for trumpet and organ. The idea behind their musical collaboration is to explore traditional music from these countries and to adapt the music, interpret it and explore it. Chronicles' musical format is slightly unusual in that it combines trumpet and organ - not the instruments you may initially associate with folk music - but it is an approach that has sparked a lot of interest.
Their limited edition EP "Prologue" is a sample of things to come, as the production of a full album is underway. The full album will be Chronicles' musical impression of the Isle of Man's influences and rich history - as documented in the Chronicles of Mann.
Related Journal Articles:
writing on music, photography, travel and life as a freelance professional musician.
Zelenka - Missa Paschalis - Antwerp - Vox Luminis
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2025, %RIt was a pleasure to perform with Vox Luminis at DeSingel in Antwerp on Friday 24 October 2025, in a programme featuring Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Missa Paschalis (ZWV 7). The concert also featured Georg Frideric Handel’s Dixit Dominus (HWV 232). The programme reprised the Missa Paschalis by Zelenka that Vox Luminis had included (paired with Bach’s Easter Oratorio) in their 20th anniversary concert,
Bach & Vivaldi - Fiori Musicali - Fotheringhay
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2018, %RThe historic Church of St Mary and All Saints in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire was the venue for Fiori Musicali’s concert on Saturday 18th of August 2018. The performance celebrating the Feast of the Assumption featured music by Bach, Marcello, Vivaldi and Zelenka.
The church (currently undergoing some restoration work) at Fotheringhay is close to the remains of Fotheringhay Castle which was
Roman, Zelenka & C.P.E Bach in Great Malvern
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2015, %ROn Saturday 14th November 2015, I played Roman’s Drottingholm Music, Zelenka’s Missa Paschalis and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Magnificat in a trumpet section with Richard Fomison and Matt Wells. We were playing under the directorship of Richard Knight at the Malvern Theatres in Great Malvern. The concert was given by the Malvern Festival Chorus and The Musical and Amicable Society.
I had never
Zelenka the Bohemian Bach - St. John's Smith Square & Bury Court Barn
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2015, %RPlaying with ‘Spiritato!’ is becoming synonymous with performing innovative programmes in interesting settings. I participated in a project which involved two performances, the first of which was on October 20th in St. John’s Smith Square in London and the second was on November 1st at Bury Court Barn, in Bentley near Farnham in Surrey. The performances were presented by St. John’s Smith Square
Chelmsford - Zelenka Mass & Fanfares
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2015, %RI performed a programme of music by Zelenka in Chelmsford on Saturday 14th March 2015. The trumpet section consisted of David Staff, Richard Thomas, Katie Hodges and Russell Gilmour. As there had been engineering work scheduled on the main line between London and Chelmsford, I had asked David Staff whether I could start my journey from his his home near Coddenham in Suffolk by departing a few
Wratislavia Cantans Festival 2014
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2014, %R
'Te Lucis Ante Terminum'
- Wrocław Cathedral
Tuesday 9th September 2014
Music by Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki:
Completorium
Conductus Funebris
Missa Rorate II
Litaniae de Providentia Divina
Andrzej Kosendiak - Musical Director
Aldona Bartnik, Agnieszka Ryman - Soprano
Matthew Venner - Alto
Maciej Gocman - Tenor
Tomaš Kral, Jaromir Nosek - Bass
Zbigniew Pilch - 1st Violin
Mikołaj