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Date

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 7:30PM

Location

NYU Skirball

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UNSRC Symphony Orchestra in partnership with United Voices 4 Peace
present

Global Women in Music
Featuring music by women composers and performers

UNSRC Symphony Orchestra
Predrag Vasic, Music Director
Amy Andersson,  guest conductor

Nirmala Rajasekar, veena
Dara Hankins, cello

On the programme:

Kayla Mcintyre: Sweeping Cities (world premiere)
Germaine Franco: Suite from Margarita: Margarita's Theme and Tango de las Mujeres (world premiere)
Augusta Holmès: La nuit et l’amour from “Ludus pro patria”
Esin Aydingoz: The Romantic Rollercoaster (world premiere)
Shao Jean Sim: Elegy (world premiere)
Shruthi Rajasekar: Freely Mohini, Nirmala Rajasekar, veena soloist
Amy Andersson: They Are Not Forgotten, Dara Hankins, cello soloist (world premiere)
Amy Beach: Symphony in E minor Op. 32 "Gaelic", Allegro di molto

An in-depth study of 100 of the world’s top orchestras’ 2020-2021 seasons has revealed a staggering level of gender and racial inequality. A new study, which was conducted by the Donne Foundation, has found that only five percent of the music scheduled in their concerts is composed by women. And as well as 95 percent of the pieces being written by these composers’ male counterparts, a staggering 88 percent of concerts feature only music written by men. The study, also examined the representation of Black and Asian composers. The results there are stark too: just over one percent of the pieces programmed are composed by Black & Asian women, and just over two percent are by Black and Asian men." Rosie Pentreath, Classic FM. It is the proud mission of the Global Women in Music initiative to promote the diverse talents of women composers, conductors and performers, showcasing the immense global talent of women in music.

The UNSRC Symphony Orchestra is an international ensemble of musicians who work at the United Nations, as well as other international organizations, agencies, programmes and funds located in New York. The goals of the ensemble are, through music, to promote peace, friendship and cooperation between nations, respect for diversity and universality. By involving those who work in international organizations, the orchestra shows its engagement in these ideals. It has a roster of over 90 active musicians from 26 countries, 17 different departments of the United Nations, and four diplomatic missions. The ensemble was founded by its music director, Mr. Predrag Vasić, a veteran staff member of the United Nations, and an experienced conductor, arranger and producer. 

Grammy-winning conductor, producer and composer, Amy Andersson has toured twenty-two countries conducting opera, orchestra and video game concerts. She is the recipient of a 2022 Grammy, a BMI “Impact” Award and the Society of Composers and Lyricists “Jury Award” for Women Warriors: The Voices of Change, a live-to-picture concert production. Ms. Andersson is a highly respected teacher and educator and is currently Adjunct Faculty at the USC Department of Screen Scoring, Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles

United Voices 4 Peace is a cultural diplomacy initiative fostering a universal culture of peace through music and the arts. We support underrepresented artists to promote diversity and inclusion as catalysts to peace building and social justice through a model of empowerment and responsibility. Our various programs aim to unite different communities through the universal language of the Arts, creating innovative spaces for artists as  venues for diplomatic and cultural worlds to meet. By providing inclusive spaces for diverse artists from around the world, we offer an alternative model of international creative diplomacy that builds bridges between different countries and cultures, generations, genres and stakeholders. United Voices 4 Peace is associated with the United Nations Global Communications Department, is part of the Festival of New York movement, is a member of the Anna Lindh Network and of the Coalition for UN We Need.

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