UN CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
Virtual Concert in Celebration OF
International Women’s Day Featuring FEMALE COMPOSERS
VIRTUAL GLOBAL LAUNCH:
Tuesday, 8 March 2022
9:00am EST (New York time)
Watch the CONCERT on THE UNITED NATIONS
UN GLOBAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://youtu.be/xz1aJ5goqbc
UN Web TV: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1j/k1jvjudvoa
In celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March 2021, the UN Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council (UNCMS), will perform a concert - to pay special tribute to the women who have helped to shape classical music history, and whose voices have been marginalized and silenced. 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 and gender equality. 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.
PROGRAMME
Message
H.E. Mr. António Guterres
UN Secretary-General
UN Chamber Music Society
of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council
Brenda Vongova, Artistic Director
Music Programme
AMANDA RÖNTGEN-MAIER (1853 - 1894) Sonata in B Minor, I. Allegro (arr. flute and piano)
Carol Wincenc (Flute), Bryan Wagorn (Piano)
ELFRIDA ANDREE (1841 - 1929) Piano Quartet in A Minor: I. Allegro molto moderato
Hana Mundiya (Violin), Jeremy Kienbaum (Viola), Derek Louie (Cello), Brenda Vongova (Piano)
FANNY HENSEL MENDELSSOHN (1805 - 1847) II Saltarello Romano Op. 6 No.4
Angela Boutros (Piano)
ERICA PORTER (1996 - ) Motion
Hana Mundiya (Violin), Jeremy Kienbaum (Viola), Derek Louie (Cello), Brenda Vongova (Piano)
FANNY HENSEL MENDELSSOHN (1805 - 1847) String Quartet in E-flat Major, I. Adagio ma non troppo
Colleen Brannen (Violin), Amy Sims (Violin), Amelia Hollander Ames, (Viola), Velléda Miragias (Cello)
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SPECIAL THANKS
UN Department of Global Communications
Artwork of Poster by Akshita Gandhi
“The Anahata,”
Mixed media on canvas, 2017.
"In Sanskrit, Anahata means unhurt, unbeaten and untouched. It is a state of equilibrium. This piece aims to depict the intangible force that breeds purity, one that naturally flows from the heart. The strokes are an embodiment of seeking and maintaining this zen state and balance within us to first become and then be able to spread the important message of peace and hope amidst the worldly chaos that continues to surround us.”
Anna-Mikaela Ekstrand
VERY SPECIAL THANKS
Dylan Louie, Video Editor
