Chronicles - Trumpet & Organ:

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 - Saul - Romsey Abbey

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I played first trumpet in Handel’s Saul with the Monteverdi String Band (led by Oliver Webber) and the Romsey Choral Society, conducted by Richard Pearce on Saturday 29 March 2025. The performance featured soloists Simon Thorpe (Saul), Maryam Wocial (Merab, Witch of Endor), Beatriz Volante (Michal), Christopher Bowen (Jonathan, Samuel, High Priest, Amalekite, Messenger) and Frances Gush (David). It was wonderful to see Oliver Webber for the first time since the book launch of ‘Just’ Natural Trumpet—a book written by me and edited by him. 

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Last time performed I performed in Romsey Abbey, in April 2022, I played Handel’s Messiah with the Southampton Choral Society. It was great to revisit this amazing building to perform Handel’s Saul, a work I last performed with Festspiel Orchester Göttingen in Hannoversche Münden in 2019. That performance was released as a CD the following year. It was great to revisit this fantastic music.

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