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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I Fagiolini - Monteverdi - L'Orfeo - Purbeck
%AM, %Europe/London %b %2017, %RFollowing on from previous performances in Venice and London, I Fagiolini performed Monteverdi’s 'L’Orfeo' in the historic market town of Wareham in Dorset on Saturday 3rd June 2017. The performance took place as part of the Purbeck Art Weeks festival at Lady St Mary’s, Wareham.
I performed the opening Toccata with players from the English Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, on natural trumpets without holes.
It is a real pleasure to work with I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble and I look forward to the next performance in Cheltenham on Sunday 9th July 2017.
Wareham is a beautiful place and it was a real joy to see their steam-powered paddle steamer in action. I saw in the news (on Tuesday 13th of June 2017) that Swanage will be re-connected to Wareham (mainline station) by the Swanage Railway - so it is certainly a great place for lovers of both historically-informed music and also historically-informed transport.
Monteverdi, Natural Trumpet, Opera, VentlessI performed the opening Toccata with players from the English Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, on natural trumpets without holes.
Lovely sounds from @ecse1610 yesterday, as ever! pic.twitter.com/IkLvluWeE8— Russell Gilmour (@trumpetruss) June 4, 2017
Forty years crazy about #L'Orfeo and I think @ifagiolini @ecse1610 @BojanCicic surpassed anything I've ever seen @PurbeckArtWeeks. #totaljoy pic.twitter.com/cswGSudZ3w— Melissa Scott (@Monteverdi1610) June 4, 2017
Wareham is a beautiful place and it was a real joy to see their steam-powered paddle steamer in action. I saw in the news (on Tuesday 13th of June 2017) that Swanage will be re-connected to Wareham (mainline station) by the Swanage Railway - so it is certainly a great place for lovers of both historically-informed music and also historically-informed transport.