Copyright: UN SRC Singers -2023
Over 75 years spreading Peace through Music! In 2022, the UN Singers marked its 75th anniversary with celebrations!
Established in 1947 and headquartered in New York, the United Nations Staff Recreation Council - UN Singers, is dedicated to promoting Peace through Music. Over the past 75 years, the choir has delivered performances across the globe, singing in approximately 50 languages and donning various national costumes. With members hailing from more than 30 different nationalities, Maestro Guillermo Vaisman has been leading the choir since 2003. For seven and a half decades, the UN Singers have been steadfast in spreading the message of peace and fostering understanding among nations.
Past Performances
8 December 2023: UN Singers Holiday Concert at The Church of St. Monica, New York, NY
What a memorable U.N. SRC Singers Holiday Concert! Over 300 people came to enjoy beautiful holiday melodies, sung in 12 different languages! Singers from over 20 different nationalities , wearing colorful national costumes , shared their voices to spread peace and promote cultural diversity and understanding through choral music!
United in our diversity we are at our best!
13 September 2023: Peace Bell Ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, New York, NY (Photo Credit: https://webtv.un.org/)
27 July 2023: UN Singers Summer Concert at The Church of St. Monica, New York, NY
23 July 2023: UN Singers Concert at St. Augustine of Canterbury - Roman Catholic Church, Kendall Park, NJ
31 May 2023: Performance on the occasion of Switzerland’s End of Presidency of the Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY
Så Skimrande Var Aldrig Havet - Sweden
The UN Singers are pleased to release their most recent virtual production, Sa Skimrande Var Aldrig Havet (So was never shimmering sea), a love ballad from Sweden written by Evert Taube and arranged by Anders Edenroth.
O Earth, Loving Mother (with Manila Chamber Singers)
O Earth, Loving Mother was composed and arranged for choirs by Mark Sirett, and was adapted from the Canadian poet Archibald Lampman’s “Voices of the Earth” (1895).
Kalliolle, Kukkulalle - Finland
The UN Singers are honored to present their new virtual project, this time performing a traditional Finnish folk song…
Hame Chim Yar - Iran
The UN Singers are thrilled to present their virtual project performing Hame Chim Yar, a Persian Folk song in Farsi language. Hame Chim Yar is a love song showing the sentiments of expression for love, companionship, and willingness to fight for love…
Lasst Uns Froh Und Munter Sein - Germany
The holiday season has come again! While a year full of challenges is coming to its end, we reflect on the many blessings that help us every day. For us, Musi...
Lamma Badaa Yatathanna - Traditional Andalusian
Eh Yahwe Kumama - Traditional Congolese
Signore delle Cime - Bepi De Marzi (ITA)