2012 International Youth Orchestra Festival at UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL
July 27, 2012 – August 3, 2012
United Nations General Assembly Hall
1 United Nations Plaza, NYC
The Youth Symphony for United Nations is a gathered sound of young musicians united for peace and cultural exchange as a means of promoting mutual understanding in support of the UN goals. The purpose of the 2012 festival is to bring together young musicians from around the world for a 1-week intensive and enriching music program that provides all participants the rare opportunity to unite through the universal language of music, culminating into a concert performance at the UN General Assembly Hall: “Voices of Youth” during the Closing Ceremony of the 11th Youth Assembly at the United Nations. This concert will be in support of the goals of the Annual Youth Assembly: youth leadership as a means to success for the UNs 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – as well as reinforcing the role of the artist in the goals of the UN. YSUN was founded by Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Executive Director Patrick Sciarratta and Artistic Director Yin-Chu Jou in 2006, and is led by noted Conductor and Music Director, David Jeong. For more information, please visit http://www.faf.org.