Vivre, Aimer, Partager – Live, Love, Share – SATB ed.

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.