WATCH: Camerata Nova chants for the Winnipeg Jets

This chant is a celebration of the return of a team that has captured the hearts and minds of hockey fans everywhere.

—Andrew Balfour, Artistic Director of Camerata Nova

This chant about the Winnipeg Jets is a combination of two passions.

I have always loved hockey, the game, the iconic Canadian story and legend that captivates so many minds and hearts. As a Winnipegger I have always followed the Jets, even though 'my' team has always been the Montreal (Canadians). Growing up here and loving hockey, I have a special place in my hockey heart for our beloved Jets. True civic pride!!

This last April was a watershed for our city with the return of the Jets, and I have never seen the city so full of joy for a sporting team.


Video filmed & edited by Conrad Sweatman & Sophie Katz

At the same time, I have always loved chant. When I was nine, I started to sing in the Men & Boys choir at All Saints Anglican Church in Winnipeg, and a large part of that musical commitment was chanting psalms, every Sunday.

When we went to England on summer choir tours, chanting psalms was one of the musical highlights, and I shall never forget the feeling of starting a chant in a beautiful cathedral.

This chant, written for and performed by Camerata Nova, is a celebration of the return of a team that has captured the hearts and minds of hockey fans everywhere.

Go Jets Go!!!!

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