| The New Amorous World | Lembit Beecher |
| Lammaa Badaa Yatathannaa | Shireen Abu-Khader |
| Fog elna khel | Salim Bali |
| Kang Ding Qing Ke Tu Chao Mian |
Liu Zhuang |
| The Dessoff Choirs Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor |
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| Intermission | |
| Past Life Melodies | Sarah Hopkins |
| Hotaru Koi | Japanese folksong arr. Ro Ogura |
| What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor | English Sea Chantey arr. Robert Shaw and Alice Parker |
| Ne Sedi Djemo | Macedonian folk song arr. Steven Sametz |
| United Nations International School Senior Chorus Daniel Stroup, conductor |
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| Oseh Shalom | arr. Elaine Broad-Ginsberg |
| Combined Choirs | |
| Gede Nibo Fre o |
Steb Kallman |
| Adinu | arr. Andre de Quadros and Shireen Abu-Khader |
| Entarisi Ala Benziyor | Muammer Sun |
| The Dessoff Choirs | |
| Now I walk in beauty | Gregg Smith |
| Combined Choirs | |
Featuring Lembit Beecher’s The New Amorous World along with contemporary music from Haiti, China, and the Middle East, The Dessoff Choirs welcomes the United Nations International High School Chamber Choir and their director Mr. Daniel Stroup. Other special guests include Johanne Francois and Wenson Delice, co-directors of “Voices of Haiti,” a children’s choir based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of intergenerational singing and dynamic international choral music.
United Nations International School Senior Chorus
Mr. Daniel Stroup, director
Wenson Delice, baritone
Johanne Francois, soprano
The Dessoff Choirs
The Dessoff Ensemble
Steven Ryan, piano
Malcolm J. Merriweather, music director and conductor
A New Amorous World is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Lower Manhattan and beyond.