We were not going for this type of impact.
and the rest is history."įilion learned Friday the video had been posted on YouTube, and by Saturday night he was being deluged with emails about how far the performance had spread. "Every year we try to touch different cultures, and a year ago we started planning to do a Muslim-inspired piece," said Filion. Small towns across Canada opening their doors to Syrian refugees.Syrian refugees now in Toronto look forward to 'beautiful future'.Syrian refugees see Canada, family for first time in Montreal.He commissioned Laura Hawley to compose the arrangement of the song.Īlthough many people have connected the video with the Syrian refugee crisis, Filion said they came up with the idea of commissioning a choral version of Tala' al-Badru 'Alayna well before the Canadian government pledged to bring in 25,000 refugees by the end of February 2016. The footage was filmed during a December concert that featured mostly Grade 4 to 6 students from French public schools from around the region, said Robert Filion, the choral director at Ottawa's École secondaire publique De La Salle. Our diversity is our strength.- 'This is the reason we're doing music'
Sung by Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims & atheists at a Christmas concert.
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