The United Nations Singers is a choir made up of employees and former employees at UN Headquarters in New York. It was founded in 1947 when some staff members wanted to get together and share music from their home countries. Our repertoire consists of folk songs, choral music and folk songs in dozens of languages. Depending on the occasion we dress in traditional ethnic clothing.
The United Nations Singers receive invitations to sing at a wide range of functions in New York and across the world, from cultural festivals to nursing homes and orphanages, to official events where the Secretary-General and other top UN leaders are in attendance. Recently we travelled to Spain for two weeks where we performed in two international choral festivals. It was an unforgettable musical and cross-cultural experience.
Trip to Japan
The UN Singers went to Japan from Octorber 24 to November 1, 2009! More information.