Till We Meet Again - Moravian Music in Labrador

Till We Meet Again - Moravian Music in Labrador

2012 · 47 min · Documentary, Music

In the 18th century, Moravian missionaries from eastern Europe settled among Inuit on the Labrador coast in eastern Canada. They came to preach Christianity and one of their tools was music. So began the remarkable tradition of sacred music in the northern Labrador communities.

Directed by Nigel Markham · Written by Francesca Swann

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