Vivre, Aimer, Partager – Live, Love, Share: choir & concert band edition (Conductor’s Score and parts set)

This is the Conductor’s score for the choir with concert band edition – please contact the composer if you’re interested in ordering this. To perform this version, choristers should use the choral score available from Rhythmic Trident Music Publishing.

Commissioned for Les Ensembles vocaux De La Salle and their director, Robert Filion, for use in a children’s choir for choirs from the French School Board in Ottawa. The commissioner requested a piece that would specifically draw in both Muslim and French elements, and this piece incorporates the well-known Middle Eastern song, Tala’al Badru Alayna alongside new music with a French text attributed to Jacques Prévert, and an introductory section/countermelody inspired by a call to prayer. This piece became famous when a video of its premiere went viral on YouTube as the #WelcomeToCanada anthem for Syrian Refugees in December 2015.