On Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m., the Gargach Children’s and Youth Choir of Hamazkayin took part in the Beirut Chants Festival dedicated to celebrating Christmas and the New Year. The choir, conducted by Zakar Keshishian and accompanied on the piano by Camilla Keshishian, performed for a large audience at the National Evangelical Church in downtown Beirut.
During the concert that lasted for about an hour, the choir performed the following: “Nor Dari (New Year)” by Aramayis Sahakyan, “Sntig Pissig” by Julieta Arustamyan, “Kouchign ou Pouchige” by Nansen Mikayelyan, “Kdjoudjn ou Joude” by Youri Sahakyan, “Mer Ashkharh (Our World)” by Garik Bantouryan, as well as a series of other New Year and Christmas songs in Armenian and English, traditional Christmas carols, the Armenian hymn “Krisdos Dznav (Christ Was Born),” and “Ounshoudat Essalam” by Zaki Nassif.
One of the highlights of the concert was the performance of choir member Lori Bilalian on the flute.
