Geneva Fête de la musique, 2011

The UN Music Club was well represented at the Geneva Fête de la musique, 2011, with performances by the UN World Music Project and the UN Flute & Strings Ensemble on Sunday, 19 June. This was the first time that any of the Club's groups participated in this event which is held annually and is sponsored by the City of Geneva.

The Flute & Strings Ensemble performed before an enthusiastic audience in the afternoon in the courtyard of the Société de Lecture. The programme, which lasted nearly one hour, included trios by Joseph Haydn, W.A. Mozart, Carl Stamitz and Georg Telemann.

Although the weekend festival began with cool, rainy weather, by Sunday the weather had cleared and the afternoon sunshine was greatly appreciated by both the performers and the audiences at the outdoor concerts.

The Club members who participated in the event were (from left to right in photo):
     Kiyodhi Adachi, violin
     Jay Wormus, flute
     Janet Weiler, double bass
     Jan Knoerich, cello
     Oliver Murray, flute

Here is a short clip from the concert:

The UN World Music Project performed on Sunday evening in the Parc des Bastions. Although this was one of the last concerts on the festival programme, a large audience was present, eagerly awaiting the WMP's performance.

For its one-hour programme the WMP had prepared an eclectic mix of songs from around the world, with styles reflecting the diversity of the United Nations, including Arabic, Eastern European, Caribbean, Latin American, and jazz.

The Club members and guest musicians participating in the event were:
     Mimi Ameti, Naima Ezana - vocals
     Mark Rapp, Moise Okenda - trumpet
     Patrice Piguet, Megumi Furubayashi, Alex Ezana - saxophone
     Heechae Woo - guitar
     Jay Wormus - vocals & guitar
     John Intrator - violin
     Samuel Charrier - piano
     Pablo Aubia - electric bass
     Michel Maurer - drums
     Luis Aballe - timbales
     Sergio Galarte - congas
     El Ramah Badr - tablas

The concert was recorded on video, compliments of a friend of the Club, Victor Planas-Bielsa, and the video has been posted on DailyMotion in three parts. You can watch below, or click on the links to view on the DailyMotion website.

UN World Music Project Concert 19 June 2011 Part 2 par UN_World_Music_Project