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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%PM, %Europe/London %b %2024, %RI played first trumpet in Handel’s Messiah (HWV 56) in the candlelit quire of Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday 23 November 2024. The performance featured the soloists Alexandra Kidgell (soprano), James Hall (alto), Nicholas Todd (tenor), and Robert Rice (bass), as well as an excellent choir comprising the lay clerks and female choristers of Canterbury Cathedral. The ensemble was conducted by Dr David Newsholme (Director of Music).
Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
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