UN Day Concert 1971
- Program
- UN Day Concert 1971
- Producing Organization
- United Nations Television
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-j38kd1rh28
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- Description
- Program Description
- 90 minute program produced by United Nations Television and initially distributed by NET in 1971. It was originally shot in color. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Program Description
- The hymn composed by Pablo Casals and WH Auden under commission by the United Nations was performed for the first time at the UN Day Concert Sunday, October 24, 1971. The concert was presented the following evening on PBSs Special of the Week series. The hymn, with Casals himself conducting the Casals Festival Orchestra, both opens and closes the annual concert. Adding to the historic significance of the occasion, retiring UN Secretary-General U Thant makes what was expected to be his farewell address. Also on the concert program are Stravinskys Dumbarton Oaks Concerto and two Bach works, Concerto in D for Two Violins, featuring Isaac Stern and Alexander Schneider, and Concerto for Three Pianos, featuring Rudolf Serkin, Eugene Istomin and Mieczylaw Horszowski. Special of the Week UN Day Concert 1971 is a presentation of NET Division, Educational Broadcasting Corporation. It was transmitted nationally by PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1971-10-25
- Asset type
- Program
- Genres
- Event Coverage
- Performance
- Topics
- Music
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Composer: Casals, Pablo, 1876-1973
Composer: Auden, W. H.
Conductor: Casals, Pablo
Performer: Stern, Isaac
Performer: Schneider, Alexander
Performer: Istomin, Eugene
Performer: Horszowski, Mieczylaw
Performer: Serkin, Rudolf
Performing Group: Casals Festival Orchestra
Producer: Brandt, Yanna
Producing Organization: United Nations Television
Speaker: U Thant
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1427257-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape: Quad
Generation: Master
Color: Color
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1427257-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Master
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1427257-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1427257-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1427257-5 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 1427257-6 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
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- Citations
- Chicago: “UN Day Concert 1971,” 1971-10-25, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 20, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-j38kd1rh28.
- MLA: “UN Day Concert 1971.” 1971-10-25. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 20, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-j38kd1rh28>.
- APA: UN Day Concert 1971. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-j38kd1rh28