UN CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
VIRTUAL CONCERT IN CELEBRATION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
FEATURING COMPOSERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS
VIRTUAL GLOBAL LAUNCH: UNITED NATIONS
Thursday, 10 December 2020
7pm Eastern Standard Time (New York)
WATCH THE PERFORMANCE: UNITED NATIONS
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. [...] Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
In celebration of Human Rights Day on 10 December 2020, the UN Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council (UNCMS), will perform a concert – to celebrate the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a milestone document proclaiming the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world.
The music programme will feature and celebrate musical works by female composers and composers of minority communities, representing an artistic tapestry of composers from diverse backgrounds. By celebrating the works of composers from diverse backgrounds, we help to realign the world of classical music with its nuanced history, while expanding notions of what is considered conventional in classical music – symbolizing our hopes of building bridges of understanding of human rights. Founded in 2016, the UN Chamber Music Society is dedicated to promoting the United Nations' goals and values at large - through the universal language of music.
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Opening Messages
Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Head of the Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in New York
Derrick León Washington
Senior Regional Human Rights Fellow at the Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in New York
Ndaba Mandela
Founder & Chairman of Mandela Institute for Humanity
UN Chamber Music Society
of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council
Brenda Vongova, Artistic Director
Featuring
Carol Wincenc (Flutist) ● Nancy Allen (NY Philharmonic Harpist) ● Velléda Miragias (Boston Philharmonic Cellist) ● Charles Neidich (Clarinetist) ● Ayaka Oshima (Clarinetist) ● Opus Illuminate
GRACE MOORE (2008 - ) Summer (arr. for the UN Chamber Music Society)
Derek Louie (Cello), Amir Farsi (Flute), Keeheon Nam (Clarinet), Brenda Vongova (Piano)
GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE (1892 – 1983) Pastorale for Flute and Harp
Professor Carol Wincenc (Flute), Nancy Allen (Principal Harpist, NY Philharmonic)
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR (1875 - 1912) Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77: II. Demande et reponse
David Strongin (Violin), Brenda Vongova (Piano)
CHARLES NEIDICH (1953 - ) "Why"
Charles Neidich (Clarinet), Ayako Oshima (Clarinet)
FRANCISCA GONZAGA (1847 - 1935) Atraente (arr. Guilherme Andreas)
Professor Carol Wincenc (Flute), Velléda Miragias (Associate Principal Cellist, Boston Philharmonic)
JOSEPH BOLOGNE CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES (1745-1799) String Quartet in D, Opus 1, No. 6, Mvmt. 1
Opus Illuminate: Nathan Meltzer (Violin), Phoenix Avalon (Violin), Devin Moore (Viola), Derek Louie (Cello)
SPECIAL THANKS
UN Department of Global Communications
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in New York
Katarina Mansson
New York Philharmonic
Very Young Composers
Professor Carol Wincenc
Opus Illuminate
National Arts Diversity Integration Association (NADIA)
Artwork of Poster: Peter Mah
VERY SPECIAL THANKS
Jacob Sachs-Mishalanie, Audio Engineer
Rebecca Bai, Video Editor
