BETHLEHEM (live)

The result of a collaboration between Wonder Cabinet, Radio al-Hara, Bethlehem choirmaster Lawrence Sammour, and Beirut-based musicians Sary Moussa and Abed Kobeissy, this electro-acoustic work weaves a link between sacred liturgical tradition and experimental electronic creation. Commissioned for Christmas 2023, at a moment when Bethlehem had cancelled all celebrations in response to the genocide in Palestine, the piece was broadcast on more than fifty radio stations around the world. Following its live premiere at the Le Guess Who? festival, the project now expands with the participation of Makram Aboul Hosn, in view of an album and a book to be released in 2026.

About TIMES
TIMES (The Independent Movement for Electronic Scenes) is a cooperative project between 10 European festivals that aims to create original artistic works and promote diversity and sustainability in the music sector. TIMES is a collaboration between Nuits sonores (FR), Berlin Atonal (DE), Elevate (AT), Insomnia (NO), Le Guess Who? (NL), Reworks (GR), Semibreve (PT), Sónar (ES), Terraforma (IT), and Unsound (PL).