The 15th edition of the Beirut Chants Festival will debut on December 1st and will run until December 26, 2022, to celebrate the Christmas festivities with classical music.
Featuring local and international musicians, this year’s festival will be held under the theme “15 years of Warm Winters.”
Here is the schedule:
- Dec 1, 2022 – 20:00: St. Joseph Church, with Monot J.s.bach- Magnificat In D and W.a.mozart- Piano Concerto N.23 In A
- Dec 2, 2022 – 20:00: Assembly Hall, with AUB Classical Music Club
- Dec 3, 2022 – 20:00: St. Maron Church, Gemmayzeh with Giuseppe Gibboni (Violin) and Carlotta Dalia (Guitar)
- Dec 4, 2022 – 20:00: Beirut Souks, Ajami Square with Abeer Nehme
- Dec 5, 2022 – 20:00: Beirut Souks, Ajami Square: Opera Meets Oriental with Bechara Moufarrej
- Dec 6, 2022 – 20:00: St. Elias Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral with the St. Stephanos The Melode Choir and Fr. Romanos Al Osta (Conductor)
- Dec 7, 2022 – 20:00: Beirut Souks, Ajami Square with Raffi Mandalian, Thomas Hornig, Rami Abou Khalil, Carlos Abou Chabke, and Abdo Sawma
- Dec 8, 2022 – 20:00: St. George Maronite Cathedral with Philokalia Choir and Sr. Marana Saad (Conductor)
- Dec 9, 2022 – 20:00: St. George Maronite Cathedral with the Notre-dame University Choir and Khalil Rahme (Conductor)
- Dec 10, 2022 – 17:00: Notre Dame Des Dons Achrafieh with La Chanterie De Beyrouth -children Choir, Noha Hatem (Conductor), and Isabelle (Keyboard)
- Dec 10, 2022 – 20:00: Assembly Hall, AUB with Mariàn Lapsansky
- Dec 11, 2022 – 18:00: St. George Orthodox Cathedral – “Let Us Rejoice With The Virgin Mary, For The Lord Is Born” with St. Romanos The Melodist Choir Of Beirut and Fr. Romanos Joubran (Conductor)
- Dec 11, 2022 – 20:00: St. Elie Church, Kantari with Ghada Shbeir, Elie Hardan, Paul Abou Gharib, Maria Makhoul, Maroun Abou Samra
- Dec 12, 2022 – 20:00: St. Joseph Church, Monot with Raquel Paulin and Fabio Centani
- Dec 13, 2022 – 20:00: St. Maron Church, Gemmayzeh with Les Sonates Libanaises, Mario Rahi, and Georges Daccache
- Dec 14, 2022 – 20:00: Assembly Hall, AUB with Yekwon Sunwoo
- Dec 15, 2022 – 20:00: St. Joseph Church, Monot with Benedict Kloeckner
- Dec 16, 2022 – 20:00: Beirut Souks, Ajami Square – “هلّلي بيروت” with Jahida Wehbe and Vartan Agopian (Conductor)
- Dec 17, 2022 – 17:00: St. Elias And St. Gregory The Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral with the Ndu Children Choir, St. Rafqa Children Choir, and Khalil Rahmé (Conductor)
- Dec 17, 2022 – 20:00: St. Maron Church, Gemmayzeh with Jaroslav Svěcený, Lucie Tóth, Jaroslav Svěcený, and Lucie Tóth
- Dec 18, 2022 – 20:00: Beirut Souks, Ajami Square with Matteo El Khodr (Counter-tenor)
- Dec 19, 2022 – 20:00: St. Maron Church, Gemmayzeh with the Fayha National Choir and Maestro Barkev Taslakian (Conductor)
- Dec 20, 2022 – 20:00: Assembly Hall, AUB with Jonathan Fournel (Piano)
- Dec 21, 2022 – 20:00: St. Maron Church, Gemmayzeh with Ayman Jarjour
- Dec 22, 2022 – 20:00: St. Maron Church, Gemmayzeh with Mira Akiki, Louisa El Khoury, Olga Bolun, Charles Eid, Marc Reaidy Baz, and Cesar Naassy
- Dec 23, 2022 – 20:00: Beirut Souks, Ajami Square with Guy Manoukian
- Dec 25, 2022 – 20:00: Beirut Souks, Ajami Square with Louna
- Dec 26, 2022 – 20:00: Beirut Souks, Ajami Square – “Sunkissed Child” with Yasmine
Admission for the Beirut Chants Festival is free by ticket only, available 3 days before each concert at Ticketing Box Office.