A labour of love – our first album of Norman’s music and Catherine’s voice, some written just for her and some adapted later. The repertoire ranges from the plaintive Deep December Blues to the celebratory title tune – a fabulous new melody that sets off the traditional old spiritual to perfection.

Familiar words, altered just a bit to fit a melody that’s so organic it feels like one coming back from a childhood memory. But this little gem is a recent nod by a Finnish Canadian to the Irish in all of us.

Grief, loss and acceptance in one powerful melody, setting the potent lines of the Song of Simeon in an expansive, moving aria.

Norman’s milestone-birthday present to Catherine’s mother, the amazing Edith Patterson (Pat) Morrow – a woman of love, brains, and beauty – a loving sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, friend, and family matriarch.

Norm’s ode to summer love and our abiding love of Ontario’s natural beauty. That’s Norm on guitar with James at the piano – they both entrusted the beautiful tune to Catherine.

Written by Norman for his wedding to Catherine in September 2000, this was performed first by a splendid chorus with Monica Whicher on the tune. Here it’s for piano and one voice. A humdinger in any arrangement.

A central movement from Norman’s Requiem for the Innocents, written to honour children who have died in violence, this setting of the most comforting verses of the New Testament brings hope to the weary and lost.

A solo version of the title track from Norman and Catherine’s first album (for the stellar vocal group Chorona), this is a simple, straightforward setting of a beautiful new carol. A classic in the making.

A solo version of a sweet four-part piece commissioned by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. With simple, moving lyrics and a new tune evocative of Christmases from our childhoods, this carol is a reminder of what Christmas is to many as the years go by: a day to find joy with friends and family, and to remember, with love – and longing – those we’ve lost along the way.

Norman’s beautiful version of the 23rd Psalm, written in 1999 for the funeral of Dr. John Morrow and sung on the day by none other than Mary Lou Fallis, Monica Whicher and Catherine Morrow. This time, Catherine’s on her own – with James Bourne at the piano, of course.

A country / folk / love-song Norm wrote for Catherine and then turned over to her to sing. He’s on guitar, with James at the piano – both doing lovely stuff. Listen to the words. They’re a promise of love standing by, no matter what.

The first tune of Norm’s that Catherine ever heard and at first that’s all it was – a beautiful piano piece with a title. Words came later and Catherine helped. A tiny little bit. But they are in fact almost all Norm’s. This powerful song hits all of us who’ve ever felt left out of the festivities over Christmas — but there’s a stalwart sense of survival that goes with it. Just like the blues.

In the spare poetry of John Donne, the song sets the soul free – a moving melody evoking a life lived and a spirit ready to come home.

Familiar words set for Catherine and Norman’s wedding; check out the third verse: ’Come my joy, my life, my heart…’ Beauty.

Catherine asked for a spiritual one day. A while later, this one appeared – and it’s a stunner. With a nod to the immortal Marion Anderson, who made the original tune her own, this one sets the traditional spiritual lyrics in a vast, sweeping new melody.