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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Presentation looming
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2012, %REnglish Slide Trumpet Presentation:
The current form of the Presentation is changing. I'm getting rid of most of the text and just using the images as my impetus. I'm working on the basis that people will learn more with a clearer structure.
Less is more.
It's good to print it out and swap the pages around. Computers are good, but for certain things - they can sometimes be a barrier.
"The English Slide Trumpet"
...it might even have another title by the time I come to present it.
30th April 2012 at 12:20 in the Durrington Room - Royal College of Music.
English Slide Trumpet, TrumpetThe current form of the Presentation is changing. I'm getting rid of most of the text and just using the images as my impetus. I'm working on the basis that people will learn more with a clearer structure.
Less is more.
It's good to print it out and swap the pages around. Computers are good, but for certain things - they can sometimes be a barrier.
"The English Slide Trumpet"
...it might even have another title by the time I come to present it.
30th April 2012 at 12:20 in the Durrington Room - Royal College of Music.