The UN Chamber Music Society will launch HARMONY, a full-length album that recasts main digital dance tracks as large-scale orchestral works, on December 17, 2025 and could be streamed over at UN WebTV and their YouTube. The date marks the precise eightieth anniversary of the United Nations.
HARMONY was recorded at Klavierhaus by Mumeneer, the venue’s resident engineers, and co-produced by Lawrence Lui and Brenda Vongova. Combine engineering and mastering had been dealt with by Mickey Alexander, with further mixing contributions by Julio Victoria for ‘Todo se detiene’. The album’s hanging cowl paintings, “Folding Time,” is by famend artist Maria Kreyn.
As a substitute of remixing or sampling, the mission commissioned new orchestral preparations of 9 tracks by producers and artists lively on right this moment’s world digital circuit: ARTBAT, Paul van Dyk, KSHMR, Sultan + Shepard, Kiesza, Francis Mercier, Mr Tout Le Monde, Lachi, and Julio Victoria. The result’s an hour-long report the place membership weapons are rebuilt with strings, brass, woodwinds, harp, and percussion, carried out by members of the UN Chamber Music Society.
Brenda Vongova, pianist and the ensemble’s founder, led the mission. “Digital music is a common language that has introduced folks collectively from all around the world, spreading peace, positivity and inclusivity,” stated Brenda Vongova, Founder and Inventive Director of the UN Chamber Music Society. “By HARMONY, we’re taking these highly effective digital works and reimagining them in an orchestral setting, making a sonic bridge between genres, cultures, and communities.”
Every association is tied to the origin or cultural affect of the unique artist or observe, making a deliberate geographic arc:
Japanese Europe → ARTBAT – ‘Horizon’
Western Europe → Paul van Dyk – ‘For An Angel’
Asia → KSHMR & Marnik – ‘Bazaar’
North America → Kiesza – ‘Go Again’ / Sultan + Shepard – ‘RnR’
Latin America → Julio Victoria – ‘Todo se detiene (All the pieces involves a halt)’ ft. Lalo Cortés / Francis Mercier – ‘Ayibobo (Freedom)’ ft. Lenny Auguste
Africa → Lachi – ‘We Be Stars’
Western Europe → Mr Tout Le Monde – ‘Great World’
All streaming income from the UN Chamber Music Society’s HARMONY album will instantly help United Nations humanitarian initiatives by way of the UN Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA). The Society additionally invitations followers to contribute to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), administered by UN OCHA, at https://cerf.un.org/donate.
