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Easter Concert 2025.

From the afternoon soundcheck to the last song, in the order Rony Georgi photographed it.

Watch the films Meet the band

Date: Saturday 19 April 2025
Doors: 7:30 pm
Venue: Hotel Liqaa, Rabweh
Entrance: Free
Photographs: Rony Georgi, RAG Photography

Panorama from the stage of the full concert hall, every seat taken

Every seat taken, photographed from the stage between songs.

The night

01

Soundcheck

Afternoon

The band runs the set to rows of empty red seats.

Afternoon soundcheck: Gabriel Al Hajj at the red stage piano, the band setting up behind him — Gabriel Al Hajj

Yara Bou Chahine sings at the afternoon soundcheck — Yara Bou Chahine

David Haddad smiles behind his acoustic guitar at the soundcheck — David Haddad

Martin Kattan checks his electric guitar at the afternoon soundcheck — Martin Kattan

Anthony Karam at the soundcheck, looking down at the microphone — Anthony Karam

Andrew Traboulsi smiles during the soundcheck, an in-ear monitor in — Andrew Traboulsi

02

Doors

7:30 pm

The charts go on the stands, and the hall fills until people are standing at the back.

The drum kit on stage, looking out at the hall as it fills before the concert

A keyboard with the song book open on its stand before the concert

A music stand holding the set's song sheets in front of empty seats

The hall fills before the concert, people still finding seats

03

The first songs

Yara, Anthony and Georgio at the front; from the keys, Andrew can see every seat.

Yara Bou Chahine sings with her eyes closed, one hand open — Yara Bou Chahine

Andrew Traboulsi plays the keyboard with the full hall in front of him — Andrew Traboulsi

Anthony Karam sings between Yara Bou Chahine and Georgio Lteif — Anthony Karam, Yara Bou Chahine and Georgio Lteif

Georgio Lteif sings with his eyes closed by the red curtain — Georgio Lteif

Andrew Traboulsi at the keyboard with the full concert hall in front of him — Andrew Traboulsi

Yara Bou Chahine sings a high note with her eyes closed — Yara Bou Chahine

04

Georgio speaks

Between songs Georgio talks to the hall, and the band listens.

Georgio Lteif speaks to the hall between songs — Georgio Lteif

Georgio Lteif speaks with his hand raised while Anthony Karam looks on — Georgio Lteif and Anthony Karam

Yara Bou Chahine

David Haddad rests his arms on his acoustic guitar between songs — David Haddad

Mark Haddad

05

In blue

The stage goes blue. Gabriel sings along from the piano.

Gabriel Al Hajj sings along at the piano in blue light, David Haddad and Martin Kattan behind him — Gabriel Al Hajj, David Haddad and Martin Kattan

Andrew Traboulsi at the keyboard in blue light, Mark Haddad behind him — Andrew Traboulsi and Mark Haddad

Mark Haddad plays bass in blue light — Mark Haddad

Yara Bou Chahine sings in blue stage light — Yara Bou Chahine

David Haddad plays acoustic guitar in deep blue — David Haddad

A hand turning the pages of the Arabic song book on the keyboard, in blue light

06

The room stands

By now the hall is on its feet.

People of all ages stand in the rows singing, one young man with both arms raised

Anthony Karam sings with his eyes closed and his hand open, Georgio Lteif behind him — Anthony Karam and Georgio Lteif

Mark Haddad sings along as he plays bass — Mark Haddad

Martin Kattan

Martin Kattan plays electric guitar under a projected blue sky — Martin Kattan

Gabriel Al Hajj at the piano, lit from the side, looking out toward the band — Gabriel Al Hajj

Mark Haddad smiles out at the room, bass in hand — Mark Haddad

07

Under the stars

Stars on the screen, hands up in the seats.

Martin Kattan plays electric guitar in front of a screen of stars — Martin Kattan

Anthony Karam looks out over the hall between lines — Anthony Karam

Gabriel Al Hajj plays the red stage piano with a song chart open, the audience dark behind him — Gabriel Al Hajj

08

Christ is risen

المسيح قام

The Easter greeting comes up on the screen for the last songs.

Anthony Karam sings in front of a screen reading, in Arabic, Christ is risen, truly risen — Anthony Karam

Yara Bou Chahine and Anthony Karam sing together in blue light — Yara Bou Chahine and Anthony Karam

The audience stands and sings, some holding up phone lights

One room. One voice.

That together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
لكي تمجدوا الله أبا ربنا يسوع المسيح، بنفس واحدة وفم واحد

Romans 15:6

Each photograph from the stage sits beside one from the seats, taken a few frames apart on the same camera.

Anthony Karam sings with his eyes closed and one hand raised — Stage

In the front rows a woman sings with her eyes closed and her palms open — Seats

03The first songs

68 BPM

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