2025 CONCERTS

Presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY)

UN CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
READINGS DURING DCINY'S PRESENTATION OF
 

ONE WORLD: The Music of Sir Karl Jenkins’ “Gloria”

20 January 2025
7:00pm EST (New York)
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall
 

On 20 January 2025, at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall, the UN Chamber Music Society of the United Nations Staff Recreation Council (UNCMS) will deliver readings during DCINY’s presentation Sir Karl Jenkins’ beloved “Gloria”.  DCINY’s conductor Jonathan Griffith will lead singers from around the globe.  In addition, Sir Karl Jenkins, who was awarded Knighthood in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours for his contributions to classical music worldwide, will join as composer-in-residence.   

Founded in 2016 by Brenda Vongova, the UN Chamber Music Society is dedicated to promoting the United Nations' goals and values at large - through the universal language of music.  The United Nations embraces interreligious dialogue to diminish hostility, and promote mutual respect and harmony among the people and cultures of the world.  In a similar vein, Sir Karl Jenkins’ “Gloria” is a sacred choral composition in five musical movements, featuring texts focusing on the concept of the divine from various world religions. It takes as its main text the Latin version of the hymn of praise to God from the traditional Christian Mass.  Spoken passages from sacred text from four ancient world religious traditions are then integrated between the movements.  This concept is a unifying feature of all world religions, commonly defined as a personal and loving God or as an eternal truth that governs the universe.
 

Readings during the performance of Sir Karl Jenkins’ “Gloria”

UN Chamber Music Society

Brenda Vongova, President & Artistic Director [Arabic – Islam: The first chapter of the Qur’an, known as ‘Al Fatiha’ (The Opening), which is recited in Muslim daily prayers.]
Christopher Hudson [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit - Buddhism: The last lines of the Diamond Sutra, the world’s oldest dated printed book.]
Gang Yue [Chinese - Taoism: The opening of the principal Taoist scripture, the Tao Te Ching (The Classic of the Way and Virtue.)]

Dr. Purna Prasad [Sanskrit - Hinduism: Excerpt from the Bhagavadgita (Song of the Divine), the classic Hindu scripture.]

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