Ultimately, Camera Lucida is an album for lovers of art in its broadest sense. Whether you come from the world of jazz or classical music, you will encounter here a rare intellectual clarity and an artistic sincerity that are instantly compelling. 

- Paris Move

01 Ice Dance feat. Virginia MacDonald (4:21)
02 Song of Calypso (3:50)
03 Southwark (4:58)
04 Canticum Abaci (5:05)
05 Promised Kiss feat. Michael Davidson & Aline Homzy(5:29)
06 Playtime (2:06)
07 Octavia feat. Aline Homzy (4:44)
08 Seurat cha-cha (6:35)



all compositions by David Occhipinti

all compositions by David Occhipinti

musicians:

Andy Ballantyne - piccolo (05)
Max Christie – bass clarinet (01, 03) clarinet (02, 04-08)
Michael Davidson - vibraphone
Dan Fortin - bass
Aline Homzy – violin
Fraser Jackson – bassoon (07)
Virginia MacDonald - clarinet (01)
David Occhipinti – guitar

Recorded at Revolution Studios - Toronto, Canada on October 10, 11, 2023
Additional recording at Occdav Studios June 2024
Produced by David Occhipinti
Recording Engineer: Luke Schindler
Mixed by Occdav Music
Mastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios – London, England
All Compositions by David Occhipinti
© Occdav Music 2025 All titles registered with SOCAN (Canada) All Rights Reserved.

a recording of David's vocal chamber music
featuring the voices of:

Mingjia Chen
Robin Dann
Alex Hetherington
Carla Huhtanen
and the Cookie Choir

all compositions by David Occhipinti

01 Ye Merry Winds of March
from Three Emilys for Solo Voice – text by Emily Carr

Cubist Cummings - text by E.E. Cummings
02 the sky was candy
03 birds here inventing air
04 the mystery of stillness
05 these out of infinite

Three songs from James Joyce - text by James Joyce
06 The Twilight Turns from Amethyst
07 Rain Has Fallen
08 Bright Cap and Streamers

09 I bring an unaccustomed wine
from Three Emilys for Solo Voice – text by Emily Dickinson

Prayer and Vision - text by Dylan Thomas
10 And the Star
11 In the Spin
12 We Lying by Seasand

Three Short Pieces for Solo Harp
13 In my Sky at Twilight
14 October Moon
15 Sunburst

16 Thus Three Days Passed text by Emily Carr

Three Songs for Children’s Chorus - text by T.S. Eliot
17 Lines to a Duck in a Park
18 Lines to a Persian Cat
19 Lines to a Yorkshire Terrier

20 The Lady to her Guitar
from Three Emilys for Solo Voice – text by Emily Bronte

Total time: 53:19

musicians:

Mingjia Chen - voice -tracks 01, 09, 20 Three Emilys for Solo Voice
Robin Dann – voice - tracks 06-08 Three Songs from James Joyce
Alex Hetherington – mezzo soprano - tracks 10-12 Prayer and Vision
Carla Huhtanen – soprano - tracks 02-05 Cubist Cummings, 16 Thus Three Days Passed

The Cookie Choir: Three Pieces for Children's Chorus
sopranos: Elizabeth Frynta, Angie Hiltz, Caitlin Comeau-Jarvis, Brynn Wenhardt, Ella Wenhardt
altos: Barbora Frynta, Julie Frynta, Mara Nesrallah (direction), Sofia Occhipinti

Erica Goodman – harp - tracks 02-05, 10-19 Three Short Pieces for solo harp, Cubist Cummings
Beverley Johnston – marimba and vibraphone - tracks 02-05, 10-12, 16 Cubist Cummings

Max Christie – clarinet (06-08)
Steven Dann – viola (06-08)
Michael Davidson - vibraphone (16)
Dominic Desautels - clarinet (10-12, 16)
Andrew Downing – bass (06-08)
Amanda Goodburn – violin (06-08)
Eric Hall – bassoon (10-12, 16)
David Hetherington – cello (06-08)
Aline Homzy – violin (10-12, 16)
Nadina Mackie Jackson – bassoon (06-08)
David Occhipinti – guitar (06-08) arm-waver, composer, producer, barista... (all tracks)
Robert Wolanski – bass (10-12, 16)

Recorded at Revolution Studios - Toronto, Canada on September 6 & 7, and October 6, 2018
Produced by David Occhipinti
Recording Engineer: Doug Doctor
Assistant and additional recording engineer: Luke Schindler
Mixed by Occdav Music
Mastered by Simon Gibson at Abbey Road Studios – London, England
All Compositions by David Occhipinti
© Occdav Music 2019 All titles registered with SOCAN (Canada) All Rights Reserved.

"David Occhipinti has created an absolute gem [Camera]. His writing is unique, his playing is completely original and stunning. I just wanted to keep listening… His music is an absolute work of art!"

-Jim Hall

Banff Suite (for guitar, clarinet, bassoon, marimba, violin, viola, cello, bass)
01 Nimbus
02 Morning Rundle
03 Bourgeau
04 Summit
05 Cirrus

06 Fortuna Major

Metamorphosuite (for guitar and string quartet)
07 Spark
08 Interlude #1
09 Gypsy Viola
10 Ricordo
11 Transition
12 Interlude #2
13 Chrysalis

14 Geometric Farms

Total Time 58:40

David Occhipinti - guitar/compositions
(improv on tracks: 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, autoharp on 14)

with:
Max Christie - clarinet
Steven Dann - viola
Andrew Downing - bass (improv on tracks 6&14)
Amanda Goodburn - violin
David Heatherington - cello
Aline Homzy - violin (improv on tracks 8&13)
Beverley Johnston - marimba/percussion
Nadina Mackie-Jackson - bassoon

all compositions by David Occhipinti

"Occhipinti's rare achievement is to say something new and moving in an idiom that could be considered exhausted, while also demonstrating that jazz played softly can have a mighty impact"
- Geoff Chapman

01 Sofia’s Song 4:34
02 Mars 9:48
03 Within the Widening Gyre 8:56
04 Feel X 7:35
05 Femme Fatale 7:30
06 Reds 8:19
07 Peace March 6:22

Total Time 53:05

David Occhipinti guitar
Mike Murley saxophone
Andrew Downing bass
Terry Clarke drums

all compositions by David Occhipinti

“It's definitely music for today, streamlined yet atmospheric...a listener hears the rare but gratifying combination of lyricism and cutting edge music."
-THE TORONTO STAR

1. Élan Vital (7:24)
2. Stella (7:22)
3. Homeless (part II) (10:09)
4. Sonnet for Mascia (4:06)
5. You Cannot be Serious (4:29)
6. Dolce Vita (7:08)
7. Reason over Passion (6:29)
8. Dodecagon (3:17)
9. Across the Earth and Over the Ocean (6:07)
10. Parma Parma (5:18)

Total Time: 61:54

David Occhipinti guitar
Mike Murley saxophone
Andrew Downing bass
Terry Clarke drums

all compositions by David Occhipinti