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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Schubert - Mass in G [D. 167] - Trinity College Cambridge - Stephen Layton
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2018, %RI performed in an Orchestral Mass at Trinity College Cambridge at 6:15pm on Sunday 11th of March 2018 (The Fourth Sunday of Lent). The mass setting by Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) was performed by The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge and a small orchestral ensemble (comprising a string quintet, chamber organ, two natural trumpets and timpani). The performance was conducted by the brilliant Stephen Layton, Director of Music.
Classical, Natural Trumpet
The service included the hymns: Gerontius, Divine Mysteries and Blaenwern, as well as the Kyrie, Sanctus and Angus Dei from Schubert’s Mass in G. The Address, entitled ‘Faith in the House of Lords’, was given by The Rt Revd & Rt Hon the Lord Chartres, KCVO (Life Peer & Honorary Fellow of Trinity College).
I have performed at Trinity College on several occasions and it is always a pleasure to be surrounded by such beautiful architecture.
