Le Chœur de l'USJ

Founded in 2015, the USJ Choir assembles today over seventy singers of different ages,
professions and backgrounds. In collaboration with members of the Lebanese
Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the Jeunesses Musicales du Liban Orchestra, the choir
has has covered a large and varied repertoire ranging from Baroque music to
Contemporary music. In only four years, the choir has already gained its place next to the
leading choirs in the country, and will perform its first concert with the Lebanese
Philharmonic Orchestra in May 2019. It is in the choir’s mission to introduce well known
masterpieces, as well as obscure works to the public. The USJ Choir aims to contribute in
raising Lebanese choral music to international standards and to keep spreading the joy of
singing.

Yasmina Sabbah, Conductor

Yasmina Sabbah holds a Masters of Music in Choral Conducting from the prestigious
University of Cambridge, UK. She is one of the few active women conductors in Lebanon,
and currently leads the USJ choir, the Conservatory Youth Choir and Children Choir. She
is also a professor of music at AUB and LAU. In May 2019, Yasmina Sabbah will conduct
the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, proudly being the only woman conductor on the
program of the 2018/2019 season. Yasmina Sabbah has received several awards such as
the Patron’s Award in ChoirFest Dubai (2015), the Philippe Jaber Merit Award (2012), the
Rosemary Salhaney Haggar Choral Award (2010), and the Choral Leadership Award
(2009). Her aim is to earn a Ph. D and contribute to spreading choral music in Lebanon
and the region as well as improving music education in schools and universities. Young,
passionate and motivated, it is in her mission to break stereotypes in Lebanon and assert
herself as a woman in positions of leadership.