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e piano exprime une musicalité intemporelle, reliant
Lles auditeurs à un éventail d’émotions profondes.
Sa capacité à mêler délicatesse et puissance offre
une expérience musicale envoûtante au-delà des
frontières linguistiques et culturelles. Pour libérer tout
son potentiel, le piano nécessite un artiste passionné.
Le Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour a eu le privilège
d’accueillir le talentueux pianiste Dominique Salloum,
ancien du Collège, pour un concert mémorable. Sa
virtuosité impressionnante a transformé le piano en
une véritable extension de son être, chaque note
jouée semblait émaner d’une profonde connexion
émotionnelle. Son interprétation passionnée a captivé
l’auditoire, le transportant dans un monde parallèle,
créant une atmosphère enchanteresse remplie
d’émotions intenses. Sa présence charismatique et
Notre-Dame de Jamhour sa remarquable performance musicale ont laissé une
empreinte indélébile dans nos cœurs, inspirant les
Choir & Orchestra étudiants à poursuivre leur propre voyage musical
avec détermination et passion.
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The Choir of Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour has been
more active than it seems. This small family has had They sang at this festival with the renowned tenor Mark
many concerts from the summer 2023 up until now. Reaidy as their special guest. They then had their iconic
On the 1 of August 2023, the choir had a road trip and yearly Christmas concert, held in the school church
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to Deir el Qamar where they sang in its main church for everyone to enjoy.
along with the JAW’A collaboration. The choir had been For this article, I had the privilege to be in contact with
training for weeks for the concert on December 4 that the members who take care of this found family, along
th
was held at the church of Saint-Georges, Beirut, at the with its members. I was able to ask them a few questions
occasion of the International Festival of Beirut Chants about their experience and ask about their honest
in which Jamhour’s choir had suspended its yearly opinion.
appearance since 2019. Many international musicians Mr. Haytham Azzi, the former founder and conductor of
and important figures attend this festival every year. the choir, who now takes care of us from afar in Paris,

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