The United World Philharmonic at UNFCCC

this is a "greed & fake free..!" project

The United World Philharmonic is Caring for our Future
classical music & technology for sustainable living

under the patronage of
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

excerpts from an
EXCLUSIVE GALA CONCERT
classical music synchronized with digitally mastered multimedia images
- a reflection on the human civilization -
31st October 1999 in Bonn the official cutural event, live broadcasted on ZDF GERMAN TV at Beethoven Concert Hall .


The United World Philharmonic Youth Orchestra of extraordinary young musicians from all over the world and its music are the focal point of the evening. Futuristic communications technology such as "virtual multimedia technology" will be employed to visually present live concerts of classical music.Images showing the state of our world will merge with the orchestra and the music and transport the viewer into a realistic fantasy world. The evening also experiments with the senses - images and sound will be united to create a new experience of classical music.

"Youth is the Future" - this key idea is the pillar on which this project has developed and taken on a highly unique viewpoint of the closing century and more particularly of the new millennium. Having arrived at the end of the 20th century it seems that there is no tangible history and no clear view of life upon which young people can orientate themselves. But hidden from sight in the minds of some people there is something which they are able to visualise very clearly and which has led to a new view of life, namely the idea of "sustainable development", of living and economising so that the next generation will not be worse off than we today. This concept of the future has become the hub of the event.

On this particular evening, Youth is symbolised by an international orchestra which has been specially brought together for this live event. The artists come from all corners of the earth, are aged between 18 and 25, and every one of them is a professional musician. The orchestra can be seen as a microcosm of "sustainable living" for only when all the musicians play together in a disciplined manner and strive towards a common goal will they be crowned with success. And note that these young people are bringing us all a gift: the gift of their wonderful music, the precious cultural heritage of past generations, the timeless and stimulating beauty of classical music which appeals to all our senses.




Beethovenhalle Bonn
31st October 1999

Antonio Vivaldi
(1678 - 1741)
The Four Seasons
Finale from "Summer"

comments by
Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, former Executive Director of UNEP




Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 - 1827)
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral" 1st movement
Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande
(Awakening of Cheerful Feelings upon Arrival in the Country)
Allegro ma non troppo

Athena Ronquillo, Greenpeace Philipins




Marisol Montalvo, soprano




Heitor Villa-Lobos
(1887 - 1959)
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5
for Soprano, Solo Cello and Cello Ensemble
(Text: Ruth V. Correa)
I. Aria (Cantilena).
Marisol Montalvo, soprano

Tahar Hadj-Sadok, Deputy Executive Secretary UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on behalf of Michael Zammit Cutajar




Claude Debussy
(1862 - 1918)
La Mer - Trois Esquisses symphoniques
2. Jeux de vagues. Allegro

Christopher Flavin, World Watch Institute




Maurice Ravel
(1875 - 1937)
Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2
Fragments symphoniques - 2e série
Lever du jour - Pantomine - Danse générale




Luisa Islam-Ali-Zade




performs
Gustav Mahler
(1860 - 1911)
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
4th movement
Sehr langsam. Misterioso. Durchaus ppp
(Text: Friedrich Nietzsche)
Luisa Islam-Ali-Zade, mezzo-soprano
------------------------------------------------- Happy ending




Hermann Scheer, Winner of the "Alternative Nobel Award"




Marisol Montalvo, Ray M. Wade jr.
singing




Leonard Bernstein
(1918 - 1990)
West Side Story
"Something´s coming"
"Somewhere"




Encore
"A short ride in a fast machine" from John Adams


Conductor: Jonathan Sheffer

Orchestra left as a part of its efforts its own 30 kW photovoltaic panels on roof of Beethovenhalle ..can be seen at the end of movie as well as tree planting action...
UN Delegates from 186 countries had been invited.
...by the way the musicians never met and played together before....




The Orchestra will be renamed for future activities into "United Nations Youth Orchestra"
more information under
www.UNYouthOrchestra.org




broadcast and co-produced by
the environmental programme department of ZDF/arte/3sat

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• UNEP
• UNFCCC
• Ravel
• Beethoven
• Mozart
• KV 467
• Strawinsky
• Vivaldi
• environment
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• Climate Change
• Debussy
• Mahler
• oh Mensch
• Nietsche
• Villa-Lobos
• John Adams
• Westside Story
• Leonard Bernstein
• Somewhere Rüdiger
• Schramm

[billbms]

tahar hadj-sadok is my dad

[made3057]

you can be proud!

you might realized that he had to replace Michael Zammit Cutajar on that evening, who could not attend that event on short term notice and very private reasons. .

[billbms]

did u work with him

[made3057]

Unfortunately he appeared only that night on short term notice... - Michael Zammit Cutajar was personally commited to the concept. He understood the deeper sense immediately. Only weeks later I learned from the UNFCCC staff why he cound not attend that event and your father had replace him. I felt so sorry for him and his family.  ...We are still in contact with the UNFCCC to find out whether and how we could join Copenhagen....

[1888junkteam]

excellent work!

[billbms]

may i know ur name, my father have been wondering who has answered my comment. He hopes that u may join copenhagen.

[latinoguy]

I remember Marisol Montalvo very well.

She performed at my high school in Brooklyn in 1992 and everyone was blown away.

She is of Puerto Rican descent, went to Brooklyn College and lives in Coram, Long Island.

[fericire7]

wonderful

[dasequeltocow]

The Ravel Daphnis et Chloe suite is brilliant; I love the images they used, especially the atomic disaster :D

[StacieDiva]

she's got a beautiful voice :-)