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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Stanley - Trumpet Voluntary - St Benet's Minster, Beccles
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2019, %RI performed John Stanley’s Trumpet Voluntary as the bride (Celia Madden) entered St Benet's Minster in Beccles, Suffolk on Saturday 3rd August 2019. Celia and I met while studying together at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and it was a great pleasure and privilege to play as she entered the church on her wedding day.
Celia married Joseph Carter at 2pm and their wedding service featured the hymns: Lord of All Hopefulness, Praise my Soul the King of Heaven, and How Great Thou Art. Madeleine McConnell-Smith (soprano) sang Ave Maria by Franz Schubert and L'Heure exquise by Reynaldo Hahn during the signing of the register.
It was fantastic to play with the organist Victor Scott - an exceptional musician and a last minute stand-in (covering for illness). Victor Scott is the Organist and Director of Music at St. Edmund’s Church in Southwold. He played the Toccata from Symphony No.5 by Charles-Marie Widor as the wedding guests departed for the reception at the nearby Sotterley Hall.
I thoroughly enjoyed the reception and I had to leave a little before it finished to drive to Heathrow Airport. I had received a last minute booking to record Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.2 [BWV 1047] and I would be staying in a hotel at Heathrow in preparation for an early flight the next morning.
Congratulations to Celia and Joe!
Natural Trumpet, Trumpet and Organ, WeddingCelia married Joseph Carter at 2pm and their wedding service featured the hymns: Lord of All Hopefulness, Praise my Soul the King of Heaven, and How Great Thou Art. Madeleine McConnell-Smith (soprano) sang Ave Maria by Franz Schubert and L'Heure exquise by Reynaldo Hahn during the signing of the register.
It was fantastic to play with the organist Victor Scott - an exceptional musician and a last minute stand-in (covering for illness). Victor Scott is the Organist and Director of Music at St. Edmund’s Church in Southwold. He played the Toccata from Symphony No.5 by Charles-Marie Widor as the wedding guests departed for the reception at the nearby Sotterley Hall.
I thoroughly enjoyed the reception and I had to leave a little before it finished to drive to Heathrow Airport. I had received a last minute booking to record Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.2 [BWV 1047] and I would be staying in a hotel at Heathrow in preparation for an early flight the next morning.
Congratulations to Celia and Joe!