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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Gorczycki - Volume II Released
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2014, %RI recently received my copy of the Gorczycki - Volume II CD, directed by Andrzej Kosendiak, from the National Forum for Music in Wrocław, Poland. I participated in the recording in July 2014, you can read my earlier article here.
The disc has turned out very well. It was very well recorded by CD Accord. The Schoeps microphones have been given a very pleasing sound of the ensemble. The editing has been done with excellent attention to detail. Congratulations to Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin from CD Accord.
The CD features myself, Russell Gilmour, and Stephen Gilbey playing natural trumpets in Bb, C and D (at A=415Hz) with vent holes.
The instrumentation of the earlier volume: single strings, continuo and two trumpets: has been extended in this second volume to additionally include two oboes.
The disc is just as well presented as the first volume - complete with the same embossing of Gorczycki's signature on the front cover. A really classy touch.
http://cdaccord.com.pl/album.pl.html?acd=211
Congratulations to all involved.
Gorczycki, Recording, Wrocław Baroque OrchestraThe disc has turned out very well. It was very well recorded by CD Accord. The Schoeps microphones have been given a very pleasing sound of the ensemble. The editing has been done with excellent attention to detail. Congratulations to Aleksandra Nagórko & Andrzej Sasin from CD Accord.
The CD features myself, Russell Gilmour, and Stephen Gilbey playing natural trumpets in Bb, C and D (at A=415Hz) with vent holes.
The instrumentation of the earlier volume: single strings, continuo and two trumpets: has been extended in this second volume to additionally include two oboes.
The disc is just as well presented as the first volume - complete with the same embossing of Gorczycki's signature on the front cover. A really classy touch.
http://cdaccord.com.pl/album.pl.html?acd=211
Congratulations to all involved.