SIR KARL JENKINS' ONE WORLD - PREMIERE LIVESTREAM - GIFT OF THE WORLD ORCHESTRA FOR PEACE ARCHIVE

The 2023 UNESCO Concert for Peace - Sir Karl Jenkins' ONE WORLD - The World Premiere Dedicated to UNESCO - in recognition and appreciation of more than 75 years of advocacy, through culture, for dialogue, peace and reconciliation. Commissioned jointly (2021) by the World Orchestra for Peace and the World Choir for Peace Written by Karl William Pamp Jenkins and Carol Ann Barratt ©Copyright 2022 by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd. With kind permission of Boosey & Hawkes and Bote & Bock GmbH Under the baton of composer Sir Karl Jenkins, the World Orchestra for Peace, UNESCO Artist for Peace, presented the premiere of Sir Karl's latest major work One World for chorus, orchestra, and soli - as the UNESCO Concert for Peace 2023, at the Brucknerhaus Linz, Austria on 19 November 2023. As UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay wrote on the occasion: "UNESCO is happy to support this exceptional concert, and I express my personal thanks to Sir Karl for dedicating the work to us." This performance brought together on stage and in the hall over 350 artists from 40 countries; solo singers Ruby Hughes (Soprano), Kathryn Rudge (Mezzo-Soprano), Roderick Williams (Baritone), the World Orchestra for Peace, the World Choir for Peace, Hard Chor Linz, the Choir of the Musische BORG Linz, and singers from the state youth choirs of Austria. They were joined by 350 singers from the Stay at Home Choir in 30 countries, virtually participating with synchronised Audio-Visual projection, the first time such a feat has been achieved at a choral world premiere conducted by its composer. Livestreamed as a gift from the performers to the world. Archive recording ©Copyright 2023 World Orchestra for Peace (Austria) GmbH (CLICK LINK BELOW to view full programme booklet) https://issuu.com/brucknerhauslinzmon... Further details from Charles Kaye, Director and Co-founder, World Orchestra for Peace e-mail: [email protected]