Who knew Canada鈥檚 doctors could carry such a coordinated tune?
Phoenix Chamber Choir hosted The Canadian Physicians Virtual Choir to benefit mental health and addictions organization, A Dollar a Day Foundation. Uploaded on New Year鈥檚 Eve, the video brought together 200 socially-distant physicians 鈥� about 50 from B.C.
The choir, via Zoom, sings 鈥淥rdinary Day,鈥� Great Big Sea鈥檚 1997 folk hit.
The five-minute rendition includes special guests, such as Great Big Sea鈥檚 own Alan Doyle, Come From Away鈥檚 Romano DiNillo and and indie rocker Josh Ward of Hey Rosetta!
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鈥淲hen we were first approached about this project, we knew we wanted to be involved as we had already started our own physician鈥檚 choir, Vox Panacea,鈥� said Nicholle Andrews, artistic director of Phoenix Chamber Choir.
鈥淲ith online rehearsals, we鈥檝e helped physicians and their families manage stress, stay healthy, recharge and engage with each other through singing.鈥�
This certainly isn鈥檛 Phoenix Chamber Choir鈥檚 first foray into virtual choirs. Their YouTube channel, approximately 7,700 subscribers strong, hosts a number of pandemic-related parodies such as a tribute to Billy Joel鈥檚 鈥淔or The Longest Time,鈥� which is by far their most popular video at 2.6 million views.
The 鈥淔or The Longest Time鈥� cover earned praise from the 鈥淧iano Man鈥� himself, who emailed a note of approval after the video hit its first million views.
When you casually get an email from (yes, THE Billy Joel) and cross ONE MILLION views on your video in the same afternoon... that calls for some celebrating! Thanks for the love!
鈥� Phoenix Chamber Choir (@PhoenixChoir)
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Phoenix Chamber Choir was founded in 1983 and is based in Vancouver. The choir has recorded and released 11 CDs throughout its history.
seeks to support those suffering from mental health issues and addiction that don鈥檛 have the support they need to get on the road to recovery.
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