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 - Fernando - Opera Settecento - Halle Handel Festival
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2022, %RFollowing a successful performance in the London Handel Festival, Opera Settecento travelled to Halle in Germany to perform Handel’s Fernando in the Halle Handel Festival. This city was, of course, the birthplace of George Frideric Handel. It was great to be back in Halle, and I had many happy memories of performing there with Les Talens Lyriques, Solomon's Knot, the Halle Handel Festival Orchestra and the Göttingen Handel Festival Orchestra (Festspiel Orchester Göttingen).
The performance took place on Tuesday 31st May 2022 in the Franckesche Stiftungen, and it was recorded for live transmission on the MDR Klassik radio station. Myself and Will Russell performed on natural trumpets [without holes].
The majority of the orchestra and singers travelled from London to Halle entirely by train, in order to reduce our carbon footprint. We travelled on the Eurostar to Brussels, and took Deutsche Bahn trains to Halle, changing in Frankfurt and Erfurt.
Germany, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The SectionThe performance took place on Tuesday 31st May 2022 in the Franckesche Stiftungen, and it was recorded for live transmission on the MDR Klassik radio station. Myself and Will Russell performed on natural trumpets [without holes].
The majority of the orchestra and singers travelled from London to Halle entirely by train, in order to reduce our carbon footprint. We travelled on the Eurostar to Brussels, and took Deutsche Bahn trains to Halle, changing in Frankfurt and Erfurt.