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 - Messiah - St. Martin-in-the-Fields
%PM, %Europe/London %b %2019, %RBob Porter conducted Handel's Messiah in a candlelit St. Martin-in-the-Fields on Monday 30th December 2019 at 18:30. The concert was part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London and it featured the Brandenburg Sinfonia and Brandenburg Festival Chorus. I played second trumpet, Paul Archibald played first trumpet and Tristan Fry played timpani.
Ours was the first of two concerts this evening. The Rodolfus Choir would perform 'A Ceremony of Carols' at 21:30. They, and their director Ralph Allwood MBE, made a cameo appearance in our Messiah, with their choir joining ours to sing in the Hallelujah Chorus, and Ralph Allwood made an appearance as a guest conductor for this movement.
Brandenburg Baroque Soloists, Handel, London, Modern TrumpetOurs was the first of two concerts this evening. The Rodolfus Choir would perform 'A Ceremony of Carols' at 21:30. They, and their director Ralph Allwood MBE, made a cameo appearance in our Messiah, with their choir joining ours to sing in the Hallelujah Chorus, and Ralph Allwood made an appearance as a guest conductor for this movement.