FEATURE: SINGING FOR PEACE: UN AMBASSADORS LAUNCH CD TO BRIDGE CULTURAL, GENERATIONAL DIVIDES

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Date: 11 Sep 2013 16:00:01 -0400
Subject: FEATURE: SINGING FOR PEACE: UN AMBASSADORS LAUNCH CD TO
BRIDGE CULTURAL, GENERATIONAL DIVIDES
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FEATURE: SINGING FOR PEACE: UN AMBASSADORS LAUNCH CD TO BRIDGE
CULTURAL, GENERATIONAL DIVIDESNew York, Sep 11 2013 4:00PM"We wanted
to speak about peace in a way other than our speeches, which some
people say are a little boring," Simona-Mirela Miculescu said ahead of
the launch of the Ambassadors Sing for Peace album, a compilation of
songs promoting world peace, hope and togetherness performed by five
United Nations Ambassadors and youth choirs.

"This is a beautiful synergy between diplomacy and music, and we're
very happy that we created this synergy" said Ms. Miculescu, who is
the Permanent Representative of Romania to the UN.

"In troubled times like this, I think absolutely every kind of peace
message has to go out. I hope when listening to this CD people will be
aware of the fact that peace starts with each of us," the Ambassador
added before stepping on stage for a practice session of Michael
Jackson's "Heal the World" prior to yesterday's launch and live
performance at UN Headquarters in New York.

The album also includes "What a Wonderful World", "Paix Sur La Terre"
and eight other popular tunes and one original, all sung by Canadian
Guillermo Rishchynski, Cape Verde's Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima,
Eduardo Ulibarri of Costa Rica, and Marlene Moses of Nauru.

"We tried to come up with unique ways to present these songs so it was
a little more of a world music view […] than the standard pop rock
covers," said Gary Fry, Emmy Award-winning composer who arranged and
provided artistic direction for the album.

For example, he chose a Brazilian Machado rhythm on the ABBA song, 'I
Have a Dream'.

For the background vocals, instead of several singers, Mr. Fry used
children's choirs and high school singers from the Chicago area, where
he is based.

"They were so excited," he said about the young singers whose voices
appear on the CD. "Children are the hope of the future for peace so it
just makes sense to have linked between generations for this project."

Asked about the greatest challenge of working with politicians turned
temporary rock stars, Mr. Fry said: "Their schedules."

He added, "The great thing is every time they got together, they were
so joyful, so enthusiastic about the music. In their day to day
routines, they are often dealing with very tough issues… I hope
everyone can see how much nicer the world could be if everyone just
treated it like a big jam session."

The final CD is the result of "the right organizations and the right
people" coming together, said Ms. Miculescu whose idea sparked the
project.

The Ambassador, a former pop rock band singer in a Romanian student
band Symbiosis, rediscovered her love of music while singing and
playing with colleagues in Iraq.

The Friendship Ambassadors Foundation sponsored the project as part of
its 40th anniversary celebration. It also commissioned one new song
for the album.

A former Symbiosis band mate of Ms. Miculescu donated additional time
and resources from the Studio Audio Engineering (SAE) Institute in New
York.

"Today is just the beginning," said Yin-Chu Jou, Artistic Director at
the Foundation in reference to the CD launch. The team is looking to
identify other performance opportunities, and other ambassadors have
expressed interest in participating in a second album.

The CD is being made available at the UN Bookstore, as well as on
iTunes, Amazon and other major international digital and online sales
hubs. Proceeds from the album will go to support youth assemblies
organized annually at the UN by the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation.

Asked about a possible live concert in the General Assembly Hall, Ms.
Miculescu laughed and conferred with her diplomatic and artistic
colleagues: "Well, I wouldn't say no but we are kind of shy."Sep 11
2013 4:00PM
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