Jesous Ahatonhia (The Huron Carol) for 8 horns [Digital Download] Written in the turbulent months

Written in the turbulent months following Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union

the distinguished Canadian oboist Michelle Feng has taken matters into her own hands with this brilliantly arranged set of three selections from Bach’s Well Tempered Klavier

and they make excellent chamber works for a recital or encore

or as ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime after the English lyrics written by Jesse Edgar Middleton in 1926

Jesous Ahatonhia (The Huron Carol) for 8 horns [Digital Download] Written in the turbulent monthsJesous Ahatonhia is possibly the first Christmas carol that is truly Canadian in origin, and its story embodies the fusion of French, Indigenous, and English cultures that the country is so well known for today. It also asks us to contend with another quintessentially Canadian thing, the destructive legacy of colonialism. The song goes by many names; written by Jesuit missionary Jean de Brbeuf in the 17th century and set to an old French folk song,