As a virtual replacement for in-person carolling this year, I’ve put together this seasonal album with some of my friends and family. It's also a fundraiser for Projets Autochtones du Quebec, an organization that provides resources for Indigenous people who are homeless or at risk (
paqc.org). You can listen for free, or buy the album for a price of your choosing.
**All proceeds will be donated to Projets Autochtones du Quebec.
[Jan. 28th, 2021 update: Thanks to everyone who has bought this album so far - we've raised over $280! The album will stay up for now, and proceeds will continue to be donated to PAQC.]
Track Info:
1) Chorale "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein"
by J.S. Bach (from the Christmas Oratorio)
Recorded remotely, Dec. 2020 (participants listed below)
2) I'll be Home for Christmas (if Only in my Dreams)
by Walter Kent
Peter Purich - violin, Leo Purich - piano
Recorded Dec. 2020
3) Prelude in C / Ave Maria
by J.S. Bach and Charles Gounod
David Rourke - guitar, Leo Purich - viola
Recorded remotely, Aug. 2020
4) Chorale "Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren"
by J.S. Bach (from the Christmas Oratorio)
Recorded remotely, Dec. 2020 (participants listed below)
5) White Christmas
by Irving Berlin
Studio Jazz Strings: Leo Purich - violin/viola, David Rourke - guitar, Tyler Parent - bass
Recorded at Vanier College, Dec. 2018
6) Blue Christmas (Without You)
by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson
Leo Purich - piano/melodica
Recorded Dec. 2020
7) Chorale "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht"
by J.S. Bach (from the Christmas Oratorio)
Recorded remotely, Dec. 2020 (participants listed below)
Virtual Choir Participants:
Nour Amjahdi, Mary Bond, Bryanna Pilkington, Cathy Martin, Andrew McCafferty, Ricardo Picanço, Jim Cline, Leo Purich, Sébastien Bachand, Alex Ortins, Martin Couture, Joanne Grant (cello), and Leo Purich (organ/violins)
Mixing for all tracks except no. 5 by Leo Purich.
Cover Painting: "Red House" by Lawren Harris (1925)
Happy listening, happy holidays, and best wishes for the New Year!
released December 25, 2020