So Trinken Wir -- a German drinking song from the Renaissance -- The Stairwell Carollers YouTube channel

Carollers relax at end of season party at a local pub

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "So Trinken Wir" by Arnold von Bruck (c. 1500 – February 6, 1554), a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in several Habsburg courts.

He was one of the most famous and influential composers in German-speaking areas during the first half of the 16th century.

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Audio: Tom Barnes.  Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 1st, 2013.
Videographers: Valérie Auger-Voyer, Kevin Millington.
Video Editing: Pierre Massie