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Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 7:00pm
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In celebration of World Humanitarian Day on 19 August 2020, the UN Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council (UNCMS), in partnership with The Sound Bridges International will perform a concert – to pay tribute to the bravery of aid workers around the globe who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world. The music programme will feature musical works that represent an artistic tapestry of human experience, to provoke empathy and create a more compassionate world, in hopes of building bridges of cultural understanding.
Founded in 2016, the UN Chamber Music Society carries out the United Nations’ mission of peace, understanding and cooperation, through the universal language of music. Music is a symbolizes love and peace, and holds the power to highlight humanitarians dedicated to helping people affected by crises. All musicians will perform chamber ensemble music from the safety of their homes, to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
PROGRAMME
Opening Messages
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General and Head of OCHA
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Richard Blewitt, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to the United Nations
Yale University
Dr. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León,
Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
UN Chamber Music Society
of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council
Brenda Vongova, Artistic Director
Special Guest Artist
Kinan Azmeh, Clarinet
Music Programme
CECILE CHAMINADE (1857-1944) Selections from Album des Enfants, Op.123, II. “Intermezzo”, X. “Tarentelle”
- Ori Wissner Levy (Violin), Hana Mundiya (Violin), Rohan Mundiya (Violin), Harriett Langley (Violin)
KINAN AZMEH (1976 - ) Meditations on Airports
- Kinan Azmeh (Clarinet)
J. S. BACH (1685-1750) “Concerto for Two Violins”, II. Largo ma non tanto
- Hye-Jin Kim (Violin), Ara Gregorian (Violin)
FANNY HENSEL MENDELSSOHN (1805-1847) “Gartenlieder”, V. Abendlich schon rauscht der Wald
- Harriett Langley (Violin), Rohan Mundiya (Violin), Florrie Marshall (Viola), Jenny Kwak (Cello)
JOSE ROLON (1876-1945) “Piano Quartet” Opus 16 III. Molto Vivace
- Amelia Dietrich (Violin), Florrie Marshall (Viola), Jenny Kwak (Cello), Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner (Piano)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) Piano Concerto No. 2, II. Adagio Sostenuto
- Brenda Vongova (Piano), Hana Mundiya (Violin), Rohan Mundiya (Violin), Florrie Marshall (Viola), Jenny Kwak (Cello), Kohei Yamaguchi (Bass), Amir Farsi (Flute), Scott Leger (Horn)
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SPECIAL THANKS
UN Department of Global Communications
Photography of Poster: © Giles Clarke/UNOCHA
VERY SPECIAL THANKS
The Sound Bridges
Florrie Marshall, Video Editor & Audio Engineer