BETHLEHEM
Sacred choir reframed through Beirut electronics
Based in Beirut, Lebanon
Voiced around Lawrence Sammour’s choir-director delivery, the piece folds church resonance into electronic detail and studio shadow. It sounds like chant, drones, processed ambience and acoustic space working together rather than a band set in the usual sense.
More about BETHLEHEM
This is a commission from Bethlehem’s Wonder Cabinet and Radio alHara, made in response to the cancellation of Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem in late 2023. Sary Moussa and Abed Kobeissy come out of Beirut’s experimental underground; Lawrence Sammour has led the Church of the Nativity choir since 1970.
A story
Lawrence Sammour has directed the Church of the Nativity choir since 1970.
Playing
- 2026-11-07 2026-11-07T19:00:00 · BETHLEHEM · Jacobikerk
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