Gabrielle Barkidjija will be making her Carnegie Hall debut! She is the mezzo-soprano soloist for the premiere of Daron Hagen’s “Everyone, Everywhere,” and will perform under the baton of Mark Shapiro and with the Cecilia Chorus of New York. More information about the work below.

A holiday concert honoring the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, on the seasonal, timeless theme of peace.

Daron Hagen's historic new work Everyone, Everywhere – a Cecilia commission and world premiere – weaves moving passages from the Declaration together with the words of human rights luminaries Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others. Hagen’s cantata is paired with Ralph Vaughan-Williams’s impassioned Dona Nobis Pacem in an evening of music that brings the world we seek into view.

In honor of the event, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and U.S. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Human Rights Council Michèle Taylor will offer spoken introductions.

Participating choruses include New York City All City High School Chorus (Kristy Jung, Director) and Every Voice Concert Choir children’s chorus (Nicole Becker, Director)