These extraordinary instruments are Trumpet Marines – two metre-high, single-stringed instruments played by nuns in medieval and Renaissance times as a trumpet-substitute. Saved from extinction by The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments, you can hear them played on 30 October at 7pm as part of Brighton Early Music Festival. More here 👉 https://clssicfm.co/3jzxAcP | Classic FM

ROYAL FANFARE: Smith-Watkins, a small company in northern England, has been asked to create 20 State Fanfare Trumpets adorned with a royal coat of arms. It hasn't been announced how the trumpets will be used, but many believe they'll be played at Saturday's royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. | WHNT News 19