UN CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS
HARMONY - VIRTUAL CONCERT & ALBUM LAUNCH IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 80th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS
FEATURING GLOBAL ELECTRONIC MUSIC
FROM ARTBAT, PAUL VAN DYK, KIESZA, KSHMR, LACHI, FRANCIS MERCIER, MR TOUT LE MONDE, SULTAN + SHEPARD, JULIO VICTORIA
VIRTUAL GLOBAL LAUNCH: UNITED NATIONS
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
9am Eastern Standard Time (New York)
WATCH THE ALBUM LAUNCH: UNITED NATIONS
UN Global YouTube: https://youtu.be/v-A9WDd8seo
UN Web TV: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cna6eejp
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, in commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of United Nations, the UN Chamber Music Society will present its first global electronic music album – HARMONY. Electronic music is a universal language that has brought people together from all over the world, spreading peace, positivity and inclusivity. The UN Chamber Society is embarking on an ambitious project, re-interpreting electronic music into a lush orchestral setting, as newly arranged and performed by the musicians of the UN Chamber Music Society. The project will encompass an album release with re-interpreted arrangements of music from some of the world’s most cutting-edge electronic artists, and culminating in a high-profile virtual concert in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, which will be broadcasted internationally through the global platforms of the United Nations: UN Web TV and UN YouTube.
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. The UN has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. But one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity.
The music programme of HARMONY will feature and celebrate electronic music works, integrated with classical music arrangements, from all regional groups of the world, representing an artistic tapestry of musicians from diverse backgrounds. HARMONY will feature newly arranged and performed orchestral interpretations of works by some of the world's most innovative electronic artists, including ARTBAT, Paul van Dyk, Kiesza, KSHMR & Marnik, Lachi, Francis Mercier, Mr Tout Le Monde, Sultan + Shepard, and Julio Victoria. By celebrating the works of composers from diverse backgrounds, we help to realign the world of electronic music – symbolizing our hopes of building bridges of understanding of human rights. Founded in 2016 by Brenda Vongova, the UN Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council is dedicated to promoting the United Nations’ goals and values at large - through the universal language of music.
Listen to the entire album on all the major music distribution platforms worldwide.
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OPENING MESSAGE
H.E. Mr. António Guterres
UN Secretary-General
WELCOME REMARKS
Melissa Fleming
UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications
Tom Fletcher
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
GLOBAL MUSIC PROGRAMME OF THE ALBUM
WESTERN EUROPE
1. MR TOUT LE MONDE - Wonderful World
(arr. MR TOUT LE MONDE for the UN Chamber Music Society)
Performed by: MR TOUT LE MONDE
UN Chamber Music Society: Brenda Vongova (Artistic Director & Piano), Josh Liu (Violin), Marco Sabatini (Viola), Joseph Ehrenpreis (Guitar), Elisabeth Chang (Cello)
Recording Engineer: Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mixing & Mastering engineer: Mickey Alexander
Producers: MR TOUT LE MONDE, Lawrence Lui & Brenda Vongova
2. PAUL VAN DYK – For An Angel
(arr. A Bu for the UN Chamber Music Society)
Performed by: PAUL VAN DYK
UN Chamber Music Society: Brenda Vongova (Artistic Director & Piano), Josh Liu (Violin), Marco Sabatini (Viola), Joseph Ehrenpreis (Guitar), Elisabeth Chang (Cello)
Recording Engineer: Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mixing & Mastering engineer: Mickey Alexander
Producers: PAUL VAN DYK, Lawrence Lui & Brenda Vongova
EASTERN EUROPE
3. ARTBAT – Horizon
(arr. A Bu for the UN Chamber Music Society)
Written by Artur Olegovich and Vitalii Limarenko
Published by Sentric Music Publishing Limited
Performed by: ARTBAT
UN Chamber Music Society: Brenda Vongova (Artistic Director & Piano), Josh Liu (Violin), Marco Sabatini (Viola), Joseph Ehrenpreis (Guitar), Elisabeth Chang (Cello)
Recording Engineer: Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mixing & Mastering engineer: Mickey Alexander
Producers: ARTBAT, Lawrence Lui & Brenda Vongova
ASIA
4. KSHMR & Marnik – Bazaar
Composers: Alessandro Martello, Emanuele Longo, and Niles Hollowell-Dhar
(arr. A Bu for the UN Chamber Music Society)
Performed by: KSHMR & Marnik
UN Chamber Music Society: Brenda Vongova (Artistic Director & Piano), Josh Liu (Violin), Marco Sabatini (Viola), Joseph Ehrenpreis (Guitar), Elisabeth Chang (Cello)
Recording Engineer: Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mixing & Mastering engineer: Mickey Alexander
Producers: KSHMR & Marnik, Lawrence Lui & Brenda Vongova
NORTH AMERICA
5. KIESZA – Go Back
Composers: Kiesa Rae Ellestad, Andrei L’vov-Basirov, Simpson Alexander Buglass (arr. Donovan Seidle)
Performed by: KIESZA
UN Chamber Music Society: Brenda Vongova (Artistic Director & Piano), Josh Liu (Violin), Marco Sabatini (Viola), Joseph Ehrenpreis (Guitar), Elisabeth Chang (Cello)
Recording Engineer: Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mixing & Mastering engineer: Mickey Alexander
Producer: Sugar Jesus
Conductor & Producer: Brenda Vongova
Executive Producer: Lawrence Lui
6. SULTAN + SHEPARD – RnR
(arr. A Bu for the UN Chamber Music Society)
Written by: Ossama Al Sarraf, Ned Shepard
Publishing by Downtown Music Publishing
Performed by: Sultan + Shepard
UN Chamber Music Society: Brenda Vongova (Artistic Director & Piano), Josh Liu (Violin), Marco Sabatini (Viola), Joseph Ehrenpreis (Guitar), Elisabeth Chang (Cello)
Recording Engineer: Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mixing engineer: Mickey Alexander
Mastering engineer: Mickey Alexander
Producers: Ossama Al Sarraf, Ned Shepard, Lawrence Lui & Brenda Vongova
LATIN AMERICA
7. JULIO VICTORIA – Todo se detiene (“Everything comes to a halt”)
Performed by JULIO VICTORA, Lalo Cortés (Singer)
UN Chamber Music Society: Brenda Vongova (Artistic Director & Piano), Josh Liu (Violin), Marco Sabatini (Viola), Joseph Ehrenpreis (Guitar), Elisabeth Chang (Cello)
Recording Engineer: Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mixing engineers: Julio Victoria, Mickey Alexander
Mastering engineer: Mickey Alexander
Producers: JULIO VICTORA, Lawrence Lui & Brenda Vongova
AFRICA
8. LACHI – We Be Stars
(Written by: Lachi Music; Composer: Kemal Gorey; arr. Lachi, Kemal Gorey for the UN Chamber Music Society)
Performed by: Lachi
UN Chamber Music Society: Brenda Vongova (Artistic Director & Piano), Josh Liu (Violin), Marco Sabatini (Viola), Joseph Ehrenpreis (Guitar), Elisabeth Chang (Cello)
Recording Engineer: Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mixing & Mastering engineer: Mickey Alexander
Producers: Lachi, Stephen Crawford, Lawrence Lui & Brenda Vongova
CLOSING
9. FRANCIS MERCIER – Ayibobo
(arr. A Bu for the UN Chamber Music Society)
FRANCIS MERCIER (1988 - ), Bhekinkosi Mabhena (1991 - ) Ayibobo (Haitian Creole for "Freedom") (arr. A Bu for the UN Chamber Music Society)
Performed by: Francis Mercier, Nitefreak, Lenny Auguste (Singer and Lyricist)
UN Chamber Music Society: Brenda Vongova (Artistic Director & Piano), Tristan Siegel (Violin), Elena Ariza (Cello)
Recording Engineer: Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mixing & Mastering engineer: Mickey Alexander
Producers: FRANCIS MERCIER, Lawrence Lui & Brenda Vongova
SPECIAL THANKS
UN Department of Global Communications
Lawrence Lui & Brenda Vongova (Co-Producers)
Kurosh Nasseri
Daniel Berrocal
A Bu
Composer (Arranger) for the UN Chamber Music Society
Recorded at Klavierhaus
by Mumeneer (resident engineers at Klavierhaus)
Mickey Alexander
Mix Engineer & Mastering Engineer
Liam Lui Martin
Video Editor
Artwork:
"Folding Time" by Maria Kreyn
