A Recital by the Fayha National Choir on the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Armenian National Sanatorium of Azounieh - Lebanon

The MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Participates in the Celebration 

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Armenian National Sanatorium of Azounieh - Lebanon, a recital performed by the Fayha National Choir, was held on Sunday 9 June 2024, at the First Armenian Evangelical Church in Beirut. Noting that the Choir includes 75 singers, of whom only three are Armenian, and is directed by the Maestro Barkev Taslakian. 

The celebration was attended by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia, and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches, represented by His Eminence Archbishop Shahe Panossian, Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Church in Lebanon, Reverend Dr. Paul Haidostian, President of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE), President of Haigazian University in Lebanon, and President of the Middle East Council of Churches for the Evangelical Family, Pastors and Priests, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Dr. Michel Abs, and guests from different fields. 

During the recital, the Fayha National Choir presented a selection of Armenian songs with the participation of the Soprano Shoghig Torossian. As well as, the 100th Anniversary commemorative booklet of the Armenian National Sanatorium of Azounieh was given to all the attendees.