« The charm of this disc shouldn’t mask its importance. Le Souvenir provides musical archaeology, digging out Canadian songs from the period that begins in the mid-19th century and ends after the First World War …. The repertoire is almost unbearably evocative and nostalgic, creating a vivid sense of past lives and domestic entertainments…. The singers have been astutely chosen to capture the richness of this past; they perform these songs with affection, sparkingly, and without a trace of irony or condescension. »
– Urjo Kareda, Classical Music Magazine

CHARLES W. SABATIER

1. Le Drapeau de Carillon

ANTOINE DESSANE

2. Le Grillon

EMMANUEL BAIN DE ST-AUBIN

3. Vir’ de bord mon ami Pierre

ACHILLE FORTIER

4. Mon bouquet

CALIXA LAVALLEE

5. Andalouse

6. The Widow: « Oh, Trust My Love »

GUILLAUME COUTURE

7. Le Souvenir

ERNEST LAVIGNE

8. Novembre

CLAUD GRAVES

9. Oh! What a Difference Since the Hydro Came

GEOFFREY O’HARA

10. Your Eyes Have Told Me

ERNEST SEITZ

11. The World is Waiting for the Sunrise

WILLIAM ECKSTEIN

12. Lest You Forget

13. S’Nice

STEPHEN CODMAN

14. The Fairy Song

J.P. CLARKE

15. Summer and Winter

S.P. WARREN

16. The Wings of Song

EDWIN GLEDHILL

17. I am Waiting for Thee

ERNEST MACMILLAN

18. Sonnet

19. Were I But Crazy for Love’s Sake

GENA BRANSCOMBE

20. Serenade

JOSEPH QUESNEL

21. Lucas et Cécile: « No, maman »

JOSEPH VEZINA

22. Le Fétiche: « J’ai pour maison »

OSCAR TELGMANN

23. Leo, the Royal Cadet: Scene

CHARLES A.E. HARRISS

24. Torquil: « The Happy Birds »

PERFORMERS:

Sally Dibblee, soprano
Russell Braun, baritone/baryton
Carolyn Maule, piano