George Fiala (31/03/1922 - 06/01/2017), an Ukrainian-Canadian composer, pianist, organist, radio producer, was born in Kiev, Ukraine, in Montréal, Canada. He studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Kiev, at the Akademische Hochschule für Music in Berlin and Conservatoire Royale de Musique in Brussels. He came to Canada in 1949 where he continued his professional work in Montréal.