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.
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Handel 'Deborah' - Göttingen, St. Johannis-Kirche
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An excerpt from the festival booklet revealed that 'Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy described Handel’s oratorio Deborah (HWV 51) as being “among Handel’s finest and most powerful works”’. I can see why. The opening French-style overture makes for a captivating beginning and the frequent choruses keep the interest between the beautiful arias and recitatives.
Bernd Eberhardt conducted the Göttinger Barockorchester and Göttinger Kammerchor. The soloists were: Anna Dennis, Soprano – Deborah, Johanna Neß, Soprano – Jael; an Israelite woman, Leandro Marziotte, Countertenor – Barak, Clemens Löschmann, Tenor – Sisera and Gotthold Schwarz, Bass-baritone – Abinoam.