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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Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven - Cadogan Hall - Musicians of London
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2017, %RLondon’s Cadogan Hall was the venue for a concert given by the choir of Goldsmiths Choral Union and the period instrument orchestra Musicians of London. The concert took place on Tuesday 31st of October 2017 and it featured Haydn’s Te Deum, Mozart’s Vespers [K.339] and Beethoven’s Mass in C. The large forces of Goldsmiths Choral Union did an excellent job with these pieces, ably led by their conductor Brian Wright.
The soloists were April Frederick (soprano), Ida Ränzlöv (alto), Peter Harris (tenor) and Hugo Herman-Wilson (bass).
The natural trumpet section consisted of Russell Gilmour, Nick Wright and Will Russell and the section played without using finger holes.
Classical, Haydn, London, Mozart, Natural Trumpet“Three magnificent choral works from the Viennese Classical period are performed by Goldsmiths Choral Union, with period instrumentalists from the Musicians of London.
Haydn’s brilliant Te Deum was first performed in 1800 in celebration of a visit to Austria by Lord Nelson. Mozart’s Vespers, written in Salzburg around 1780, features his well-loved setting of Laudate Dominum. Beethoven’s passionate setting of Mass in C, from 1807, pushes musical boundaries towards Romanticism.”
The soloists were April Frederick (soprano), Ida Ränzlöv (alto), Peter Harris (tenor) and Hugo Herman-Wilson (bass).
The natural trumpet section consisted of Russell Gilmour, Nick Wright and Will Russell and the section played without using finger holes.