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"A SONG
FOR PEACE IN
THE WORLD"
GRANDE EVENTO PER LA
PACE
Idezione e Direzione Artistica:
Marcella
Foscarini
 "A SONG
FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD"
è un
grande evento che intende utilizzare le prerogative del linguaggio
della musica come mezzo senza frontiere di comunicazione fra i
popoli, legandolo al tema che più di ogni altro ha bisogno di essere
realizzato all'inizio del nuovo millennio:
la pace nel mondo.
Committee of Honour
(in alphabetical order)
AMBASSADOR MARIO MICHELE
ALESSI
President of the Interministerial Committee for
Human Rights
CARDINAL FRANCIS
ARINZE
President of the Pontifical Council for
Interreligious Dialogue
HON. EMMA BONINO
European
Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO)
SEN. TULLIA CARETTONI
President
of the Italian National Commission of the UNESCO
PROF. GIOVANNI CONSO
Emeritus
President of the Constitutional Court and President of COMIN
MR. STAFFAN de MISTURA
Director
of the UNITED NATIONS Centre in Italy
SEN. NICOLA MANCINO
President of
the Senate
ARCHIBISHOP MONS. RENATO RAFFAELE
MARTINO
Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy
See to the UN
HON. ROMANO PRODI
President of
the Council of Ministers
HON. FRANCESCO RUTELLI
Mayor of
Rome
MR. CORNELIO SOMMARUGA
President
of the International Committee of the Red Cross
HON. WALTER VELTRONI
Minister of
Culture and Environmental Assets, and of the Performing Arts
HON. LUCIANO VIOLANTE
President
of the Chamber of Deputies
JODY WILLIAMS
President of the
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
1997 NOBEL PRIZE for
Peace
(The Committee of Honour is on the way to the final
establishment)
Auspices
With the
Patronage
of the President of the Italian
Republic
and of the Central Committee
for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000
Under the
Auspices
of
UNITED NATIONS Centre in Italy
Presidency
of the European Parliament
International Committee of the RED
CROSS
UNESCO
Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the
Italian Government
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of
Cultural and Environmental Assets
Ministry of
Communications
Department of Performing Arts
Department of
Social Affairs
Department of Regional Affairs
Italian Agency
of the European Commission
Italian National
Commission of the UNESCO
Latium Region
Province of
Rome
Municipality of Rome
The Concert
"A
SONG FOR PEACE IN
THE WORLD"
MAJOR CLOSING CONCERT
ROME - VIA DEI FORI IMPERIALI - SEPTEMBER 5,
2000
United Nations International Day of Peace
BROADCAST LIVE ON TV
ALL OVER THE WORLD
A SONG FOR PEACE
Fifty years after the end of the Second World War, peace in the
world is still far from being achieved. And yet peace is the most
precious thing mankind needs. Everyone should be able to live and
raise their children in a world where peace reigns. At present this
is not the case in many countries where thousands of adults and
children are daily faced with hate, oppression and war. As long as
there are children who have only experienced war, there can never be
lasting peace in the world.
Music is a form of art whose universal language has the
extraordinary capacity to speak straight to men's hearts and can do
much to restore peace and improve mankind. The boundaries between
the different musical genres collapsed long ago; during the Major
Concert world-famous STARS and Artists belonging to ethnic groups
and musical cultures from all over the world will be joined on the
same stage, united to convey a message of hope, to encourage
thinking and goodwill, particularly among the new generations.
The Pontifical CENTRAL COMMITTEE for the
GREAT JUBILEE of the YEAR 2000 granted to the Major Closing
Concert "A SONG
FOR PEACE IN THE
WORLD" the
LOGO of the JUBILEE
Contest announcement
In 1998, the SMT s.r.l., a Music
Publishing Company of Rome, Producer with its brand
SMT PRODUCTION of Music, Theatre and TV Shows
(hereinafter referred to as the Organiser), announces the
INTERNATIONAL CONTEST FOR SONGWRITERS "A Song for Peace in
the World", aimed at the composition of original
new songs inspired by the theme of Peace. These songs may be of any
musical genre, from classical to traditional, popular, or light
music, and any musical style: melody, pop, rock, rap, and so
on..
The boundaries between the different musical genres collapsed
long ago. Classical, traditional and light music artists join
together in the same events more and more frequently. "A Song for
Peace in the World" is the first International Contest meant for
musicians of all genres and styles, who are invited to compose
original songs inspired by the theme of Peace. The Contest "A Song
for Peace in the World" is an initiative which aims at stimulating
and raising the awareness of Composers and Lyricists from all over
the world to this major universal social issue.
The Contest is expressly meant for Songwriters of all
nationalities who are registered at an internationally-acknowledged
Music Rights Society, without age limit. . The Contest
Announcement will be sent to 124 countries, that is
to say those where a Music Rights Society has been found. The term
"Songwriters" used in this Contest Announcement and Rules refers to
both the composer and the lyricist of a song. Each song may also be
entered in the Contest by a single Songwriter who has written both
the music and the lyrics of the song. Conversely, a song composed by
more than one Songwriter must be entered jointly by all of its
Songwriters.
An International Jury will choose 30 of the songs entered
in the Contest. The first world performance of the songs selected
will take place during a Major Concert to be organised in Rome as
part of the Year 2000 Jubilee events. . The Concert will be
held in Via dei Fori Imperiali on September 5 of the year 2000, the
United Nations International Peace Day, and will be broadcast live
on TV all over the world. The songs will be sung in the original
languages of the countries of origin, by their Songwriters if they
are also singers of a high artistic level, or by singers who are
particularly representative of those countries or ethnic groups,
chosen by the Organiser. Moreover, the Organiser reserves the right
to increase the number of songs to be selected and performed during
the Concert from the original 30 to a maximum of 40. The songs will
subsequently be collected on a record produced by SMT
s.r.l. with its brand SMT
RECORDS, which will be
distributed on the international market.
PRIZES
The following prizes will be awarded to the
Songwriters of the songs selected:
-
free round-trip journey and stay in Rome
on occasion of the MAJOR CLOSING CONCERT;
-
a prize in US dollars equivalent to 20
(twenty) times the amount of the Contest Entry Fee,
comprehensive for all the Songwriters of each song.
SPECIAL PRIZE for the best lyrics: a Silver
Plaque from the President of the Italian Republic.
SPECIAL PRIZE for the best Italian song:
Albero della Creatività (Tree of Creativity), awarded by
the President of SIAE (Italian Society of Authors and Publishers).
Additional Special Prizes may be awarded by the International
Jury.
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