Souad Bushnaq, the only Arab woman in the United Nations celebration of International Women's Day.. and revealed to "Specially" the scenes of the preparations

Under the title of Global Women in Music, a program organized by the United Nations in cooperation with United Voices for Peace Network on the sidelines of the International Conference on the Status of Women (CSW 67), the United Nations Symphony Orchestra played “Tomorrow” by the composer Souad Bushnaq, in the framework of International Women's Day celebrations in New York.

For her part, "Bushnaq" explained the scenes of her presence and preparation for this occasion, expressing her happiness that she is the only Arab musical composer who was chosen from among 10 compositions in the world, to play her piece "Tomorrow" during the ceremony that came in honor of women, and was attended by dignitaries from the nations. United.

Souad said, in exclusive statements to "Speciali": "I was overjoyed when I heard the United Nations Orchestra playing my piece for tomorrow, which I wrote about my life in Old Damascus."

Regarding the appearance in which she appeared, the composer indicated that she wore the traditional Palestinian dress, given that she is half Syrian and half Palestinian, so she wanted to represent Palestine in the dress she wore, and to represent Syria through the music that was played, noting that this concert was the first of its kind for an orchestra. United Nations Symphony, making it an important historical event.

The program aims to introduce female composers and orchestra conductors and highlight their music and talents to raise awareness and stimulate participation, activity, and change towards a music industry and a more inclusive social environment.

Suad Bushnaq is a composer of Syrian, Palestinian and Bosnian origins, and holds both Jordanian and Canadian nationalities. She studied at the Higher Institute of Music in Syria, and holds a BA in Music Composition from McGill University in Canada. Her cinematic credit includes more than 40 works, the most recent of which is Hanging Gardens by Iraqi director Ahmed Yassin Darraji, which witnessed its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, then participated in the official competition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, where it won the Best Narrative Film Award and the Best Contribution Award. Cinematography Technician.

She has won numerous awards including Best Original Soundtrack for Incorrigible: The Story of Velma Demerson at the Hollywood North Film Awards, and Best Original Soundtrack for Jasmine Road from the Venice Institute of Contemporary Arts Festival of Fine Arts in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, and won the Hollywood Music in Media Award for her orchestral piece Tomorrow, which will be played by the United Nations Symphony Orchestra in the celebration of International Women's Day.

Her orchestral music has been performed by the Belgian National Orchestra, the Vermont Symphony, the Arab National Orchestra, the Friedenauer Kammerer Ensemble, the Lüneburg Symphony, the Bergara Symphony Orchestra, the British Police Orchestra, and the Syrian Expatriate Orchestra (to which she is a composer-in-residence) to name a few. Her music has been performed at such venues as Konzerthaus Berlin, Philharmonie Berlin, BOZAR, Malmo Live Konserthus and Elbphilharmonie.