Barkev Taslakian is the founder, artistic director and conductor of the world-famous Arab Choir: @fayhanationalchoir . President of the Lebanese Choral Association, founder and president of the Lebanese International Choir Festival. And a founding member of “Arab Choral Network”. Taslakian is considered worldwide as the Godfather of Arab Choral music. He’s the first to promote polyphonic acapella singing in Arabic and creates a new school of choral singing by performing Arab music with new arrangements. He founded groups for children and young refugees or people in conflict areas in Lebanon, within psych-social support projects in cooperation with international organizations