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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Bach - B Minor Mass - Oxford Bach Soloists - Winchester Cathedral
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2026, %RI played third trumpet in Bach’s B minor mass (BWV 232) at Winchester Cathedral on Wednesday 21 January 2026. The performance brought together the combined forces of five choirs from Oxford and Winchester: the Winchester Philharmonic Choir, the Winchester College Choral Society, the Winchester College Chapel Choir, the Winchester Cathedral Chamber Choir, and the Oxford Bach Soloists Choral Scholars.
The massed choir and orchestra were led by the violinist George Clifford and directed by Sarah Baldock. The soloists were Sofia Kirwan-Baez (soprano), Charlotte Bowden (soprano), Hugh Cutting (alto)—whose father was playing in the trumpet section—Sebastian Hill (tenor), and Morgan Pearce (bass). Richard Bayliss played the horn solo in the Quoniam, with the latter, with great aplomb.
Bach, Natural Trumpet
The massed choir and orchestra were led by the violinist George Clifford and directed by Sarah Baldock. The soloists were Sofia Kirwan-Baez (soprano), Charlotte Bowden (soprano), Hugh Cutting (alto)—whose father was playing in the trumpet section—Sebastian Hill (tenor), and Morgan Pearce (bass). Richard Bayliss played the horn solo in the Quoniam, with the latter, with great aplomb.