The poster for "Wayna Nay?!", a performance by Cordes résonnantes in tribute to the 70th anniversary of the Baalbeck International Festival. (Credit: Photo provided by Joe Daou)
The ensemble has never performed there. Yet, on the opening night of the Ajaltoun Festival on Aug. 24, Les Cordes Résonnantes and the Municipality of Ajaltoun will pay tribute to the Baalbeck International Festival and its 70th anniversary with "Wayna Nay?!" The show was created in partnership with the municipality under the direction of Joe Daou, co-founder of the ensemble and its conductor.It is the idea of Lebanon as inspired by the Baalbeck Festival that Joe Daou wanted to highlight: a Lebanon that looks beyond itself and that the festival has helped put on the international cultural stage. According to him, this unique festival in the region, despite its interruptions due to war, is a vector of peace and prosperity. “It is the echo of dreams, beauty and creativity, an essential pillar of any nation. It is the lack of...
The ensemble has never performed there. Yet, on the opening night of the Ajaltoun Festival on Aug. 24, Les Cordes Résonnantes and the Municipality of Ajaltoun will pay tribute to the Baalbeck International Festival and its 70th anniversary with "Wayna Nay?!" The show was created in partnership with the municipality under the direction of Joe Daou, co-founder of the ensemble and its conductor.It is the idea of Lebanon as inspired by the Baalbeck Festival that Joe Daou wanted to highlight: a Lebanon that looks beyond itself and that the festival has helped put on the international cultural stage. According to him, this unique festival in the region, despite its interruptions due to war, is a vector of peace and prosperity. “It is the echo of dreams, beauty and creativity, an essential pillar of any nation. It is the lack of...
