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Beginning to See the Light (Click image to enlarge)
Beginning to See the Light

Released in their tenth anniversary season, TNB's latest CD pays tribute to the performers and composers who have helped define Canada's musical landscape. The quintet is joined by living legend Guido Basso on trumpet and flugelhorn, along with one of Canada's finest drummers, Brian Barlow.

Beginning to See the LightTRACK LIST & SAMPLES
  1. Suite on Canadian Folk Songs - I
  2. Suite on Canadian Folk Songs - II
  3. Suite on Canadian Folk Songs - III
  4. I'll Never Smile Again
  5. Trois Hommages - I: Chorale
  6. Trois Hommages - II: Danse Macabre
  7. Trois Hommages - III: Gigue
  8. Londonderry Air
  9. La Virgen de la Macarena
  10. Aria from the Goldberg Variations
  11. Too Late Now
  12. Caruso
  13. Mcintyre Ranch Country
  14. I'm Beginning To See The Light

$15.00
Strong and Free (Click image to enlarge)
Strong and Free

TNB's second release offers a tremendous range of Canadian music, with folk song arrangements by Ernest MacMillan and Howard Cable, along with commissioned works by Malcolm Forsyth and Jim McGrath. There's no shortage of instrumental pyrotechnics, either, as Joan dazzles in Carioca and Al amazes in Air Varie.

Strong and FreeTRACK LIST & SAMPLES
  1. Fanfare for St. Margaret's
  2. Three Miniatures: Toccata
  3. Three Miniatures: Adagio
  4. Three Miniatures: Tango
  5. In the Land of the Spirits: Wedding Scene
  6. In the Land of the Spirits: Ceremonial Dance
  7. In the Land of the Spirits: In the Land of the Spirits
  8. Sketches on French Canadian Airs: Notre Seigneur en Pauvre
  9. Sketches on French Canadian Airs: A St. Malo
  10. The Red River Valley
  11. Purple Bamboo Melody
  12. Air Varie for trombone solo
  13. Cross-Country Holiday
  14. Carioca
  15. Farinelli's Folly
  16. True North Blues
  17. O Canada

$15.00
True North Brass (Click image to enlarge)
True North Brass

TNB's self-titled debut CD showcases the versatility that has become the group's trademark. With music from Bach to Ellington and beyond, this disc features plenty of virtuosic playing, including Al's stunning performance of Czardas and Scott's spectacular rendition of Clarinet Polka.

True North BrassTRACK LIST & SAMPLES
  1. Ceremonial Fanfare
  2. Ontario Pictures: Downbound from Thunder Bay
  3. Ontario Pictures: Point Pelee
  4. Ontario Pictures: Old Fort Henry
  5. Ho Ro My Nut Brown Maiden
  6. Czardas
  7. Morning Song
  8. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  9. Divertmendo for Brass: I
  10. Divertmendo for Brass: II
  11. Divertmendo for Brass: III
  12. La Rose Nuptiale
  13. Stardust
  14. Cousins
  15. St. Anne's Fugue
  16. Clarinet Polka
  17. The True North

$15.00
A True North Christmas & True North Brass Essentials (Click image to enlarge)
A True North Christmas & True North Brass Essentials

TNB's Christmas CD features a refreshing take on favourite seasonal tunes, and now comes with a free bonus disc including a number of favourite tracks from their first two CDs, True North Brass and Strong and Free.

A True North Christmas & True North Brass EssentialsTRACK LIST & SAMPLES
Disc One: A True North Christmas
  1. Hodie, Christus Natus Est
  2. O Little Town of Bethlehem
  3. Gesu Bambino
  4. Noel, c'est l'amour
  5. Silent Night
  6. Silver Bells
  7. Carol of the Bells
  8. I Saw Three Ships
  9. Nowell Echoes
  10. Meditations on a Huron Carol
  11. What Child is This?
  12. Away in a Manger
  13. The Christmas Song
  14. Angels We Have Heard on High
  15. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Disc Two: True North Brass Essentials
  1. Ceremonial Fanfare
  2. Three Miniatures: Tango
  3. Ontario Pictures: Point Pelee
  4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  5. Czardas
  6. Sketches on French Canadian Airs: Notre Seigneur en Pauvre
  7. Sketches on French Canadian Airs: A St. Malo

$15.00
Songs My Mother Taught Me (Click image to enlarge)
Songs My Mother Taught Me

Joan's solo CD is a musical tribute to her mother, Thelma Grace Watson. A collection of favourite tunes in stirring arrangements (including a couple by TNB's Al Kay), it celebrates life and the power of music to touch our deepest feelings.

Songs My Mother Taught MeTRACK LIST & SAMPLES
  1. Living Years
  2. The Island
  3. Pavane
  4. Georgian Dance
  5. Songs My Mother Taught Me
  6. Clearness of Conception
  7. She's Like the Swallow
  8. Sophisticated Lady
  9. Ave Maria
  10. Apres un reve
  11. Wind Beneath My Wings
  12. I'll Go Away
  13. Send in the Clowns
  14. Le Basque

$15.00
The Call of Christmas (Click image to enlarge)
The Call of Christmas

This is Joan's brand new recording of Christmas favourites, in inspiring new settings for horn and orchestra.

The TNB store is out of stock of this item, but it's still available from Joan's website, joanwatson.com, either as a CD or as a digital download. You can also email her directly.

The Call of ChristmasTRACK LIST & SAMPLES
  1. Nowell Echoes
  2. Riddle of the Polar Sky
  3. Away in a Manger
  4. Infant Holy
  5. Gesu Bambino
  6. I Saw Three Ships
  7. Fantasy on Two Welsh Carols
  8. I Wonder as I Wander
  9. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
  10. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
  11. O Holy Night
  12. The Huron Carol
  13. Silent Night
  14. O Little Town of Bethlehem
  15. Angels We Have Heard on High
  16. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas