Biography

Contact info:
Robert Carlton
rcarlton@arrowrecords.com

A Christmas Wish" charts at #11 on the "Top 50" APD Holiday/Christmas Albums for December 2022

A Christmas Wish is a collection of original instrumental arrangements of the traditional Christmas carols with a contemporary sound featuring the melodic sound of flute and guitar with an acoustic ensemble that includes, piano, saxophone, bass, drums, and percussion.

Track List
1. Huron Carol
2. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
3. O Holy Night
4. Carol of the Bells
5. O Come All Ye Faithful
6. The First Noel
7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
8. What Child is This?
9. Joy to the World
10. Angels We Have Heard on High
11. Silent Night
12. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

For Lorraine Rousseau & Robert Carlton, music has always been a way of life. As husband and wife, they have devoted their lives to composing, performing and recording original instrumental music that is uniquely their own. From their classically trained backgrounds, Rousseau & Carlton create music that showcases the melodic artistry of Lorraine on flute and Robert on guitar accompanied by their world-class acoustic ensemble. Rousseau & Carlton blend classical, smooth jazz, new age, folk and pop influences to create a unique musical style.

Lorraine Rousseau & Robert Carlton have created four critically acclaimed instrumental CDs:Its a Mystery, A Christmas Wish, Acoustic Café and Visionary World. Receiving extensive radio airplay across North America and Europe, Rousseau & Carlton have struck a chord with listeners by creating timeless, lyrical melodies.



Lorraine Rousseau | flute
Robert Carlton | acoustic nylon, steel, and electric guitars
Howard Baer | grand piano, keyboards, arranger/orchestrator
Vernon Dorge | alto & soprano saxophone
Scott Alexander | acoustic bass
Brian Barlow | drums and percussion

Produced By Lorraine Rousseau & Robert Carlton for Arrow Records
Engineered & Recorded by Jim Morgan at Acrobat Music, Toronto, ON, Canada
Mastered by George Graves at The Lacquer Channel Toronto, ON, Canada
Photo of Rousseau & Carlton by Denise Grant Photography, Toronto, ON, Canada
Cover Painting, "Winter Moon" by Linda Larson
Layout/assembly: Sumner Graphics
All songs published by © Anjali Music - SOCAN


Reviews
Wonderful Christmas time… Lorraine Rousseau and Robert Carlton help us to feel the magic and mystery of Christmas time. These two very talented musicians first met in 1982 at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto, Canada). After realizing that they have many similar interests, connected with music and beyond, Rousseau and Carlton started their perfect artistic and family duet. Since that time they successfully took part in more than 900 concerts, festivals and television appearances. Their debut album named, “It’s a Mystery” which has won a real success among a great number of listeners. In “A Christmas Wish” their second album, the artists decided to give their vision of traditional Christmas carols. This task was not so easy – many brilliant musicians have paid their tribute to beautiful Christmas music. Still Rousseau and Carlton brilliantly succeeded in making a new form of presenting traditional Christmas songs.
Alexander Petrov - The Jazz Magazine, Minsk