Music Diplomacy
How notes and sounds can change the world for the better.

EMMA for Peace and UNHCR for Syria
We are pleased to announce we just signed an MoU with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. We will be partnering with them for a special event in Milan, Italy on November 28th: a fundraising concert for Syrian refugees, featuring Italian conductor Beatrice Venezi,

Erasmus plus opens the learning path of non-formal education for EMMA for Peace
In 2018 EMMA for Peace is looking forward to promoting the values of the Erasmus+ Programme by changing the lives and opening the minds of youth workers and youth leaders. EMMA for Peace has been successful in gaining Erasmus+ funding to organize the ‘Innovators’ coaching’ training course starting on the 2nd

Peace Drums: EMMA for Peace in Lampedusa
EMMA for Peace is proud to be among the organizers of Peace Drums. PeaceDrums is a concert spread out across the Mediterranean Sea. Thousands of drums exchange beats from coast to coast making the heartbeat into a pulse of peace at the rhythm of music. All together, on the 23rd

Music Diversity and Diplomacy Symposium
EMMA for Peace is pleased to join the “Music Diversity and Diplomacy” Symposium organized by ICDO(International Cultural Diversity Organization) at the first edition of the Suoni dal Golfo Festival in Lerici, Italy on August 31st. More info on www.suonidalgolfo.com

EMMA for Peace in Nepal
Artists in residence, Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Nepal 26th April / 2nd May 2017 In occasion of the forthcoming UNESCO International Jazz Day (30th April), by invitation of the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory (Nepal) with the support of Fao Mountain Partnership, artists Gianni Denitto and Ivan Bert are going to develop a project that

International Series of Concerts for Peace
Under the Patronage of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, EMMA for Peace is proud to present a new international series of concerts for peace. The project, promoted in collaboration with Emilia Romagna Concerti, Fondazione Italia Giappone, will present in a week 5 concerts in 5 different cities between Italy, Israel and Palestine. Under

EMMA for Peace joins Music & Drama Education Expo
EMMA for Peace is proud to serve as Media Partner for Music & Drama Education Expo, Europe’s largest conference and exhibition for music education, which will take place in London on next 9 & 10 February 2017. Completely free to attend, the event features more than 60 CPD seminars, workshops and debates and over

EMMA for Peace partner of the World’s Largest Music Competition for Peace
EMMA for Peace is proud to be partner of MasterPeace for the World’s Largest Music Competition for Peace! MasterPeace invites musicians to join world’s largest music competition for peace, using their music with a cause for winning the chance to perform at Europe’s largest music festival! The competition mobilized professional and up

EMMA for Peace at the European Economic and Social Committee
EMMA for Peace at the conference of the EESC – European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels. A HOPE FOR EUROPE! CULTURE, CITIES AND NEW NARRATIVES A conference to explore how culture can be a vehicle for economic growth, a tool for integration and inclusiveness. In the evening of June 20th, EMMA for Peace organized

EMMA for Peace in UAE
Official launching event in the UAE of EMMA for Peace at the Nobel Museum in Dubai, in collaboration with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation. Paolo Petrocelli,Founder and President of the Euro-Mediterranean Music Academy for Peace, appointed Khaled Habeeb AlAttar as a member of the international executive board and the Middle

EMMA for Peace in Cyprus
Piano Recital with Elisso Bolkvadze Wednesday 13 April 2016 The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8.30pm The Pharos Arts Foundation, in collaboration with EMMA for Peace, presents a recital with the remarkable Georgian pianist Elisso Bolkvadze. A superstar in her home country, Elisso was awarded the “Medal of Georgian Government” – one of the most prestigious

Music Diplomacy in Vietnam
Paolo Petrocelli, Founder and President of EMMA for Peace, will give a talk on “Music and Diplomacy” at the Hanoi University on February 29th at 9.30 am and at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities of Ho Chi Minh City on March 1st at 9.00 am.