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 - Cantatas - Leeds Baroque
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2022, %RI performed with Leeds Baroque under the direction of Peter Holman on Sunday 30th October 2022 at the Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, part of the School of Music of the University of Leeds. The programme featured three works with kettledrums, as the concert celebrated the recent purchase of Leeds Baroque's own timpani. The programme also featured a contrasting cantata (without trumpets and timpani).
Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! (BWV 214) – first movement only
Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal (BWV 146)
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Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir (BWV 29)
O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe (BWV 34)
I played first trumpet, with Chris Parsons on second trumpet and Sam Lewis on third.