Anders Jallén
Recordings
The watercolour choir painted in aquarelle by María Amparo López
Below some early recordings. As yet parts 4, 8 & 18, recorded @ home by the singers
Listen to part 4, 3 soloists and chamber orchestra, 3 min's
The singers are...
Soprano - Kotryna Starkutė
Alto - Anja Wilbrink
Bass - Lennart Forsén
Articles 3-6 of the UN Declaration read....
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Small note... still waiting for the tenor to record here - he will sing the Article 6. So that's why you hear the computer simulation (and no text) as yet.
Listen to part 8, double-choir a cappella, 3 minutes
Article 12 of the UN Declaration reads...
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon their honour and reputation.
Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
The performers are...
Sopranos - Ankie van den Berg, Bodil Skumsrud, Johanna Fredriksson, Josefine Straesser, Kotryna Starkutė
Altos - Anja Wilbrink, Emma Dahlbacka, Greta Garmašaitė, Helena van Heel, Satu Välikangas
Tenors - Herbert Kuner, Jarmo Koistinen, Monica Lövström
Basses - André Angenendt, Daniel Åberg, Eberhard Licht, Joe Carew, Johan Karlström
Narration - Guy Livingston
Listen to part 18 (~ 5 minutes)
3 soloists, women's choir, percussion, woodwind and string orchestra
The singers are...
Soprano - Ankie van den Berg
Alto - Helena van Heel
Bass - Daniel Åberg
Women's choir - Bodil Skumsrud, Johanna Fredriksson, Monica Lövström
Articles 26-27-28 of the UN Declaration read....
Article 26.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
Article 27.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
Article 28.
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.
Small note... still waiting for the tenor to record here. So that's why you don't hear the text everywhere (but instead a computer simulation).
And finally here's a recording of the famous Article 1...
In a version for everyone to sing...
Here the singers are...
Anja Wilbrink, Bodil Skumsrud, Charlotte Wilbrink, Johanna Fredriksson, Eberhard Licht, Jarmo Koistinen, Wim Zwaag. + myself.
It's a simple melody to sing. Join in, sing along - if there's a dictator around just sing them away!
Because All Human Beings Are Born Free And Equal.
The words for the Article 1 is......
... and here's the sheet music for that one... if you want to sing it with your friends, school, family...
Article 1, short version, Human Rights November 11th (pdf)
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