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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Clarke - Prince of Denmark's March - Christ's Chapel, Dulwich
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I performed Clarke's "Prince of Denmark's March" at the Wedding of Carrie Smith and Damian King at Christ's Chapel in Dulwich, South East London.
I enjoy playing this kind of processional music and on this occasion it made for a triumphant start to the wedding ceremony. I was accompanied by Alexander Ffinch, an excellent organist. He was playing the chapel's 18th Century organ, originally built by George English in 1760 and restored by William Drake of Buckfastleigh in recent years. The organ is apparently one of the finest organs of this era in the country. It was tuned to a pythagorean temperament at approximately A=430Hz, which worked very well with the natural trumpet.
Many thanks to the couple for their permission to use their wedding photographs below:
Natural Trumpet, Trumpet and Organ
I enjoy playing this kind of processional music and on this occasion it made for a triumphant start to the wedding ceremony. I was accompanied by Alexander Ffinch, an excellent organist. He was playing the chapel's 18th Century organ, originally built by George English in 1760 and restored by William Drake of Buckfastleigh in recent years. The organ is apparently one of the finest organs of this era in the country. It was tuned to a pythagorean temperament at approximately A=430Hz, which worked very well with the natural trumpet.Many thanks to the couple for their permission to use their wedding photographs below:
