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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Bach - Unser Mund sei voll Lachens - BWV 110 - Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists - Alte Oper, Frankfurt
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I rejoined the English Baroque Soloists under the direction of Christophe Rousset to perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Unser Mund sei voll Lachens [BWV 110] alongside the Monteverdi Choir at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt on Sunday 8 December 2024. This was the second performance of the project, following a sold-out performance at La Scala in Milan on Monday 2 December 2024. Two further performances will take place: at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London.
Bach, Germany, Natural Trumpet, The Section, TouringI rejoined the English Baroque Soloists under the direction of Christophe Rousset to perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Unser Mund sei voll Lachens [BWV 110] alongside the Monteverdi Choir at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt on Sunday 8 December 2024. This was the second performance of the project, following a sold-out performance at La Scala in Milan on Monday 2 December 2024. Two further performances will take place: at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London.
The trip to Frankfurt was short but sweet; though there was enough time to explore the bustling Christmas market near the Alte Oper. I last performed at Frankfurt’s Alte Oper in the very cold December of 2010. I’m pleased to say that it won’t be another fourteen years until I return to this wonderful acoustic; I am scheduled to perform here with the Aurora Orchestra in just a few months.“Let’s prefer to laugh” – the Frankfurter Rundschau reflects on a “delightfully unconventional and highly effective” performance of Bach & Charpentier with “a refreshing spontaneity” from with MCO and French early music specialist Christophe Rousset.
— MonteverdiChoir&Orch (@mco_london) December 10, 2024
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After this project, I returned to London (via Heathrow) and went straight to Oxford to perform Handel’s Messiah at Christ Church Cathedral.