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 - Eternal Source of Light Divine & Vivaldi - Gloria - Snape Maltings
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2023, %RI performed Vivaldi’s Gloria (RV 589) and Handel’s ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ from the Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (HWV 74) at Snape Maltings on Saturday 11 November 2023. The performance featured the wonderful Aldeburgh Music Club (choir) and was directed by Tom Appleton.
The all-Vivaldi first half began with Ostro picta, armata spina (RV 642) and continued with his most famous Gloria, which featured the sublime oboe playing of Gail Hennessy. The vocal soloists, Elenor Bowers-Jolley (soprano), Jillian Bain Christie (soprano), and Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano) were fantastic.
I played ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ in C with Jillian Bain Christie (soprano) to open the second half, which continued with a performance of Handel’s Dixit Dominus (HWV 232).
It was wonderful to perform in Suffolk, and I tied the trip in with some trumpet bell making at David Staff’s workshop on route.
Baroque, Brass Instrument Making, Handel, VivaldiThe all-Vivaldi first half began with Ostro picta, armata spina (RV 642) and continued with his most famous Gloria, which featured the sublime oboe playing of Gail Hennessy. The vocal soloists, Elenor Bowers-Jolley (soprano), Jillian Bain Christie (soprano), and Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano) were fantastic.
I played ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ in C with Jillian Bain Christie (soprano) to open the second half, which continued with a performance of Handel’s Dixit Dominus (HWV 232).
It was wonderful to perform in Suffolk, and I tied the trip in with some trumpet bell making at David Staff’s workshop on route.
