How notes and sounds can change the world for the better.
EMMA for Peace joins Kunsthaus in supporting the promotion and knowledge of cultures and traditions of the countries of the Mediterranean, through the connection between music and contemporary art. Mys-sing Things is an exhibition organized by Kunsthaus divided into two thematic sections: music and contemporary art. This fusion between the arts is accomplished through two musical performances throughout the evening. The first, curated...
EMMA for Peace is extremely proud to announce a partnership with Playing for Change to jointly develop and promote social-engaged music programming in the Euro-Mediterranean. Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music. The idea for this project came from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries...
In occasion of the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, which will be in Cape Town (South Africa) on 13-15 October 2014, EMMA for Peace, in collaboration with Miri Ben-Ari & GEDENK, the Host City of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Permanent Secretary of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, will present a special concert (in the invite...
Music is incredible in its ability to transcend boundaries of language, culture and ethnicity, reaching beyond our consciousness to the very depths of our hearts and souls. It is one of the things that make us human. The artists in the video have spent their careers travelling to different parts...
On 23-24 July 2014 Markus Stockhausen and EMMA for Peace President Paolo Petrocelli met in Malta on occasion of the Malta Arts Festival. Their like mindedness gave birth to a series of new ideas for future peace bulding activities through music. Markus Stockhausen was invited to lead a two-day workshop on “Singing and Silence“.About 20...
It is through music that West met Middle-East in Italian island of Ischia: Syrian violinist Mayas Alyamani and London’s un-conducted string orchestra 12ensemble performed together in a solidarity concert. The successful event was organized by EMMA for Peace, in collaboration with UNICEF Italia and William Walton Foundation, to support Syrian children affected by war. We...
“We need to be all one hand against all the war, as there are no winners but only losers” declares Maias Alyamani, talking about the Solidarity Concert for Syrian Children that EMMA for Peace is promoting in collaboration with UNICEF Italia and William Walton Foundation.“Feeling such a sympathy and all this support makes me stronger and...
President Paolo Petrocelli talks about Music and Mediterranean at the Universal Forum of Cultures in Pompei (Naples, Italy). Check out the interview
EMMA for Peace is happy to announce its collaboration with New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. A team of graduate students from the Public Relations and Corporate Communication program are working closely with EMMA for Peace in constructing a unique communication plan to expand EMMA’s partnerships and to...
Sounds at the heart of the Mediterranean, a joint project by EMMA for Peace in collaboration with UNHCR Malta, Foundation for Shelter and Support to Migrants, Junior Chamber International, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra and Malta Youth Orchestra in support of young refugees of the Mediterranean. Musicians from the Youth Orchestra percussion...
Paolo Petrocelli, founder of EMMA for Peace, reports on two musical events in Malta that promoted the work of charities protecting refugees in the region on BBC Music Magazine.
EMMA for Peace was officially launched at the 13th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Warsaw (21-23 October 2013), under the patronage of UNESCO and the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. EMMA organised a series of concerts throughout the Summit, bringing established musicians and cultural figures...
