UNSRC Chamber Music Society in Memory of the victims of the holocaust
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UNSRC CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
VIRTUAL CONCERT ON THE OCCASION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION
IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
VIRTUAL GLOBAL LAUNCH:
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
7:00 PM EST
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On 27 January 2021, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, the UN Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council (UNCMS) will perform a virtual concert in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a turning point in history, which prompted the world to say "never again". The classical music programme will feature Jewish composers, to instill the memory of the tragedy in future generations to prevent genocide from occurring again.
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. All musicians will perform chamber ensemble music from the safety of their homes, to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
PROGRAMME
Message
H.E. Mr. António Guterres
UN Secretary-General
Remarks
Melissa Fleming
UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications
Professor Roger Berkowitz,
Director of the Hannah Arendt Center
UN Chamber Music Society
of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council
Brenda Vongova, Artistic Director
Music Programme
Kol Nidrei (An ancient Jewish prayer, that all of the Jewish victims knew by heart.)
Ori Wissner Levy (Violin)
Performed in the Treblinka Death Camp, in a forest north-east of Warsaw, Poland.
ERNEST BLOCH (1880 - 1959) Baal Shem: II. Nigun
David Strongin (Violin), Brenda Vongova (Piano)
MICHELLE DIBUCCI (1961 - ) “Wenn Ich Dich Sehe” aria from the ballet-opera Charlotte Saloman: Der Tod und die Malerin
Clare McNamara (Mezzo-Soprano), Krystof Witek (Violin Solo), Ted Mook (Cello), Kohei Yamaguchi (Bass), Tanya Witek (Flute/Piccolo), Lisa Kozenko (Oboe), Saerom Kim (Clarinet), John Falcone (Bassoon), Warren Wernick (Trumpet), Ehren L. Valmé (Trombone), Anran Qian (Piano), Tom Betsalel (Percussion - Vibraphone)
YAMEN SAADI (1997 - ) Introduction and Longa, Op.1
Yamen Saadi (Violin)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 - 1750) Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, Sarabande
Alexander Warenberg, Cello
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860 - 1911) Kindertotenlieder (Songs of the Deaths of Children):
IV. "Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen"
Clare McNamara (Mezzo-Soprano), Marie Gitman (Oboe), Ben Goldscheider (Horn), Anran Qian (Piano)
MAX REGER (1873 - 1916) Three Suites for Solo Viola, Op. 131d: Suite No. 1 in G Minor: I. Molto sostenuto
Sindy Mohamed, Viola
JULIUS KLENGEL (1859 - 1933) Hymnus for 12 Celli
Derek Louie (Cello)
MICHAEL COHEN (1938 - ) "I Remember" from the musical Yours, Anne (Lyrics by Enid Futterman)
Britt Hewitt (Soprano), Jaye Simmons (Mezzo-Soprano), Brenda Vongova (Piano), Nathan Melzer (Violin), Derek Louie (Cello), Saerom Kim (Clarinet), Jordan James (French Horn)
Shalom Aleichem (Traditional Jewish prayer)
David Strongin (Violin)
Performed in the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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SPECIAL THANKS
UN Department of Global Communications
Recording of Bloch’s Nigun:
High Line Nine
Christina Maxwell, Manager
Artist Kyle Meyer, represented by Yossi Milo Gallery
Artwork of Poster: The Pattern of My Surrender (two)
Courtesy of Artist Naomi Safran-Hon and Slag Gallery
In the piece The Pattern of My Surrender (two) the barbwire is woven into the grid pattern before embedding it into lace and cement, the cement is holding both the lace and the barbwire together.
(28x40 inches, Acrylic, cement, barbed wire and lace, 2019)
VERY SPECIAL THANKS
Video Editing
Daniel Drake, Video Editor
Audio Production
VIRTUA CREATIVE
Edward Bilous, Artistic Director and Producer
Keren Minto, Production Coordinator
Greg Kalember, Mix Engineer