EMMA for Peace#Paolo Petrocelli

{{Infobox organization

| name=EMMA for Peace

| abbreviation = EMMA for Peace

| formation = 2013

| type = Nonprofit Organization for Music

| status = Active

| headquarters = Rome, Italy

| location = Italy

| region_served = {{unbulleted list|Mediterranean regions,|Middle East}}

| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Paolo Petrocelli (Founder and President)|Riccardo Muti (Honorary President)|}}

| website = [http://www.emmaforpeace.org/ www.emmaforpeace.org]

}}

EMMA for Peace, or the Euro Mediterranean Music Academy,{{cite web |url=https://auroraprize.com/en/aurora/article/interview/10554/paolo-petrocelli-spreading-solidarity-through-music |title=Paolo Petrocelli: Spreading Solidarity Through Music |last=Khandanyan |first=Sargis |work=Aurora Prize |accessdate=Nov 4, 2019}} is an international Nonprofit organization for the promotion of peace through music diplomacy and education in Europe, Middle East and the Mediterranean region.[http://www.classical-music.com/blog/sounds-heart-mediterranean Sounds at the heart of the Mediterranean] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403012758/http://www.classical-music.com/blog/sounds-heart-mediterranean |date=2015-04-03 }}. BBC Music Magazine, 25 February 2014.

History

EMMA for Peace was founded by Paolo Petrocelli in 2012.{{cite web |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2015/11/10/music-weaves-its-way-through-international-affairs/ |title=Music weaves its way through international affairs |last=Gregoriou |first=Maria |date=November 10, 2015 |work=Cyprus Mail |accessdate=Nov 4, 2019}}[https://it.cinema.yahoo.com/notizie/musica-nel-mediterraneo-risuona-la-pace-con-emma-140700797.html Musica: nel Mediterraneo risuona la pace con 'Emma for Peace']. Yahoo Cinema Italia. Retrieved 2 March 2015 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183032/https://it.cinema.yahoo.com/notizie/musica-nel-mediterraneo-risuona-la-pace-con-emma-140700797.html |date=April 2, 2015 }} In October 2013, EMMA for Peace was officially launched at the 13th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Warsaw, Poland.{{cite web |url=http://www.nobelpeacesummit.com/emma-peace-2/ |title=EMMA for Peace |work=World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates |accessdate=Nov 4, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ilcorrieremusicale.it/2013/10/27/emma-for-peace/ |title=EMMA for Peace |date=27 October 2013 |work=Il Corriere Musicale |accessdate=Nov 4, 2019 |archive-date=7 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107070318/http://www.ilcorrieremusicale.it/2013/10/27/emma-for-peace/ |url-status=dead }}

Italian conductor Riccardo Muti has been named Honorary President of EMMA for Peace.{{cite web |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/Ruben-Zahra-in-Euro-academy-for-peace.491334 |title=Ruben Zahra in Euro academy for peace |last=Bugeja |first=Michael |date=October 20, 2013 |work=Times of Malta |accessdate=Nov 4, 2019}}

Activities

EMMA for Peace aims to promote music as a tool for diplomacy through collaborations with international institutional partners such as the UN organizations (particularly UNESCO, UNICEF and the UNHCR) and the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.[http://www.annalindhfoundation.org/members/emma-peace-euro-mediterranean-music-academy-peace EMMA for Peace - Euro Mediterranean Music Academy for Peace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131553/http://www.annalindhfoundation.org/members/emma-peace-euro-mediterranean-music-academy-peace |date=2015-04-02 }}. Anna Lindh Foundation -Euro Med. Retrieved 4 March 2015 EMMA is also active in individual partner countries with the support of national institutions, as well as organizing concerts at major venues and festivals throughout the region.[http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/cultura/2013/10/11/Med-nasce-Euro-Mediterranean-Music-Academy-Peace_9445765.html Med: nasce Euro-Mediterranean Music Academy for Peace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130831/http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/cultura/2013/10/11/Med-nasce-Euro-Mediterranean-Music-Academy-Peace_9445765.html |date=2015-04-02 }}. ANSAmed, 11 October 2013

EMMA for Peace and the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

Under the patronage of UNESCO and the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, EMMA for Peace organized in 2013 the inaugural concert of the 13th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Warsaw, featuring Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra conducted by John Axelrod.{{cite web |url=http://www.nobelpeacesummit.com/emma-peace-2/ |title=EMMA for Peace|accessdate=Jul 19, 2020}}

EMMA for Peace and UNESCO

Since 2014, EMMA for Peace is engaged in promoting the International Jazz Day, organizing, co-organizing and supporting many editions initiatives and projects in Italy and abroad.

In 2015, EMMA for Peace participated at the official program for the celebration of 70th anniversary of UNESCO with an institutional concert at Carnegie Hall in New York, featuring the Korean Chamber Orchestra, the UNESCO Artist for Peace Ino Mirkovich, the South Korean violinist Soyoung Yoon and the British singer Carly Paoli.{{cite web |url=https://www.koreanculture.org/performing-arts/2017/10/8/korean-chamber-orchestra-50th-anniversary-world-tour-under-patronage-of-unesco |title=Korean Chamber Orchestra (50th Anniversary World Tour) under patronage of UNESCO|accessdate=Jul 19, 2020}}

EMMA for Peace and UNICEF

In 2013, EMMA for Peace joined forces with UNICEF designing a music education program conceived to support Syrian children in refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey and promoting solidarity benefit concerts in Europe featuring Syrian musicians.{{cite web|url=https://www.emmaforpeace.org/project/solidarityconcert/|title=Solidarity Concert for Syrian children|accessdate=Jul 19, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702020010/https://emmaforpeace.org/project/solidarityconcert/|url-status=dead}}

EMMA for Peace and UNHCR

In 2014, EMMA for Peace launched a joint project with UNHCR in Malta in support of young refugees of the Mediterranean.

Musicians from the Malta Youth Orchestra and young migrants came together for a powerful musical experience participating in a number of workshops where improvisation, collective lyric-writing and musical composition were the building blocks culminating in a public performance.

In 2018, EMMA for Peace organized a charity concert for Syrian refugees with UNHCR in Milan, as a result of a collaboration between Italian and Syrian artists.{{cite web |url=https://www.unhcr.it/news/christmas-lights-concerto-charity-event-unhcr-dare-voce-sostegno-alle-vittime-del-conflitto-siriano.html |language=it |title= "Christmas Lights": concerto – charity event di unhcr per dare voce e sostegno alle vittime del conflitto siriano|accessdate=Jul 19, 2020}}

EMMA for Peace and La Scala Theatre Academy

In 2014, EMMA for Peace facilitated a collaboration for the very first time between Cairo Opera House and La Scala Theatre of Milan organizing an Opera Gala concert in Cairo, featuring the participation of acclaimed young singers of La Scala Theatre Academy.

On this occasion, EMMA for Peace presented “Opera for Peace” an educational project with the aim of bringing opera music and its related professions to both conservatoire students and young people in the refugee camps of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Palestine and Turkey.{{cite web|url=https://www.emmaforpeace.org/opera-gala-concert-cairo-opera-house/|title=Opera Gala Concert at Cairo Opera House|accessdate=Jul 19, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613221628/https://www.emmaforpeace.org/opera-gala-concert-cairo-opera-house/|url-status=dead}}

EMMA for Peace and the European Union Youth Orchestra

In 2019, EMMA for Peace organized the very first concert of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) in Oman, presenting a special gala concert with Latvian Soprano Kristine Opolais, conducted by Vasily Petrenko at the Royal Opera House Muscat.{{cite web |url=https://www.rohmuscat.org.om/en/performance/performance-detail?i=389&csrt=13634615966279505475|title= European Union Youth Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko|accessdate=Jul 19, 2020}}

Music Diplomacy - Stories from the World

In 2014, EMMA for Peace launched a global campaign for the promotion of music diplomacy.{{cite web |url=https://video.corriere.it/vi-prego-fermate-guerre-l-urlo-mondo-musica-contro-guerre/1ae18612-3e56-11e4-af68-1b0c172fb9a5|title= "Vi prego fermate le guerre", l’urlo del mondo della musica contro le guerre |language=it |accessdate=Jul 19, 2020}}

In 2020, EMMA creates the first blog community dedicated to music diplomacy.{{cite web |url=https://www.musicdiplomacy.net|title= Music Diplomacy - Stories from the World|accessdate=Jul 19, 2020}}

Artists

EMMA for Peace artists include:{{cite web |url=https://video.corriere.it/vi-prego-fermate-guerre-l-urlo-mondo-musica-contro-guerre/1ae18612-3e56-11e4-af68-1b0c172fb9a5 |title="Vi prego fermate le guerre", l’urlo del mondo della musica contro le guerre |date=17 September 2014 |work=Corriere TV |language=it |accessdate=Nov 4, 2019}}