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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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 before played the Drottingholm Music by Roman - I was impressed by it and the trumpet writing was quite virtuosic. It was a good concert and it was great to see that this programme had attracted a sizeable audience. The soloists for the concert were: Cecilia Osmond (Soprano), Esther Brazil (Mezzo), Christopher Lemmings (Tenor), James McKelvey (Bass).
Concert, Natural Trumpet, ZelenkaI had never before played the Drottingholm Music by Roman - I was impressed by it and the trumpet writing was quite virtuosic. It was a good concert and it was great to see that this programme had attracted a sizeable audience. The soloists for the concert were: Cecilia Osmond (Soprano), Esther Brazil (Mezzo), Christopher Lemmings (Tenor), James McKelvey (Bass).