The concert, organized by the Regional Executive Board of Hamazkayin Lebanon, presided by Chair of the Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches of Middle East, Dr. Paul Haydostian, and sponsored by Tourism Minister Avedis Gidanian, took place on Friday, March 24, 2017, at 8: 00 pm at the Armenian Evangelical A. Church. Mezzo-soprano of Opera and Ballet National Academic Theater of Armenia, Christine Sahakyan, accompanied by Camilla Yerganian-Keshishian, performed a solo concert entitled Arias and Romances.
Vartan Aznavoorian delivered the welcoming speech saying that the concert, which had been included in Hamazkayin’s program for 2016-2017 concert seasons, was a very good example of partnership between Armenia and the Diaspora and provided the Armenian Community with a unique opportunity to communicate with high-quality art. He finished his speech expressing gratitude to Tourism Minister Avedis Gidanian, Dr. Paul Haydostian, Mrs. and Mr. Nourijan Demirjians, and to Armenian News Department of OTV Lebanon TV station.