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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
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Armenian version: nian.htm
ACUSA HONORS GHASSAN RAHBANI
The Armenian Church University Students Association (ACUSA) organized an
event on December 8 to honor Lebanese musician and composer Ghassan Rahbani.
The event was held in the "Gulbenkian" Hall of the Catholicosate of Cilicia
under the auspices of Bishop Kegham Khatcherian, Primate of the Diocese of
Lebanon. Attending the event were the representative of the Armenian
Evangelical Church Rev. Soghomon Kilabian, former minister Alain Tabourian,
Armenian university students and guests.
Maral Choloyan delivered the opening remarks on behalf of ACUSA,
highlighting the historical ties of the Rahbani family with Armenian
musicians and the Armenian community. She underlined the important
contribution of the Rahbani family to the art of music in Lebanon. Choloyan
invited the guest of honor to talk about his recent production of the song
dedicated to the Armenian community of Lebanon and entitled "We Live Here".
Ghassan Rahbani thanked the ACUSA committee for organizing the event and
thanked all those individuals who encouraged him to launch this project. He
spoke about his cooperation and friendly relations with Armenian musicians,
remembering that his first friends and music teacher was an Armenian.
Rahbani assured attendants that this will not be his last work dedicated to
the Armenian people and declared his intention to produce other works in the
future.
In his closing remarks, Bishop Kegham Khatcherian thanked the musician. "In
Ghassan we saw an exemplary patriot, who conveys different messages to
everyone through music," he said. The Primate stressed the Lebanese musician’s
love for the Armenian nation that had led him to compose such a song. On
behalf of ACUSA he then honored the musician with a special souvenir.
The event ended with the song "We Live Here".
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Youth
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.