For the past two seasons, Mark Cudek, chair of the Peabody Institute's Early Music Department, has included a concert of medieval Christian, Jewish, and Arabic music in the schedule for his ensemble, ...

Hamed Sinno, then 22, was on stage for Mashrou' Leila's first major concert. The frontman of the genre-busting band danced in circles, hands in the air, and then looked intently at violinist Haig ...

Lebanon’s best-known pop band, Mashrou’ Leila, is facing death threats from local Christian groups who say one of its songs is "blasphemous." Each summer, Byblos — the 7,000-year-old city in Lebanon ...

He created a 300-person Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant choir and orchestra. Then he took a break. Lebanon has 12 officially registered Christian sects. Jesus prayed the church would be one. Once ...

Christmas jingles are a defining part of the holiday season for anyone raised in the western world, with an entire catalogue of classics ranging from Bing Crosby's It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like ...