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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Warwick - Haydn & Mozart
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2017, %RI performed Haydn’s ‘Nelson Mass’ and Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ at St Mary’s Collegiate Church in the Old Square in Warwick on Saturday 11th of March 2017. Thomas Corns directed the Choirs of St Mary’s Collegiate Church and the period instrument orchestra, led by Lucy Russell.
Imogen Russell (soprano)
Judy Brown (mezzo-soprano)
Matthew Sandy (tenor)
Edmund Saddington (bass)
For Mozarts Requiem’ the orchestra played from the Oxford University Press’ edition, by Richard Maunder.
While I was visiting Warwick, I took the opportunity to locate and visit one of the best-preserved trumpets by the renowned English instrument maker, William Bull. The silver trumpet is in excellent condition and the highly-decorated garland is engraved ‘WILLIAM BULL LONDINI FECIT'. The trumpet is prominently displayed at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick.

Classical, Haydn, Instrument, Mozart, Natural Trumpet, TrumpetJudy Brown (mezzo-soprano)
Matthew Sandy (tenor)
Edmund Saddington (bass)
For Mozarts Requiem’ the orchestra played from the Oxford University Press’ edition, by Richard Maunder.
While I was visiting Warwick, I took the opportunity to locate and visit one of the best-preserved trumpets by the renowned English instrument maker, William Bull. The silver trumpet is in excellent condition and the highly-decorated garland is engraved ‘WILLIAM BULL LONDINI FECIT'. The trumpet is prominently displayed at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick.

Photography © Russell Gilmour