{"id":3853,"date":"2015-09-05T13:16:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T17:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2019-10-12T12:39:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T16:39:54","slug":"letter-of-appreciation-to-the-palestinian-youth-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=3853","title":{"rendered":"Letter of appreciation to the Palestinian Youth Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EDUCATION\u00a0FOR PEACE .<\/p>\n

by Phyllis Kotite<\/p>\n

“Music is the language of the spirit” –Khalil Gibran<\/em>
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\nMay I express profound appreciation for the magnificent and outstanding performance of the PYO in Paris.\u00a0 Having followed the evolution of these talented young musicians, ‘grace’ a Lena Saleh, have been astonished at the performances in the major European and Arab countries.\u00a0 As a Lebanese Arab, and former United Nations staff inspired by classical music, am deeply proud of these creative young Palestinians whose talent enhances our great Arab heritage.\u00a0 They were one of the best symphony orchestra’s I have ever heard !!\u00a0 And the guest conductor was excellent also with his lively and harmonious style.<\/p>\n

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You and your colleagues are to be congratulated on this brilliant initiative which has brought joy and pride to our beleagured region.\u00a0 It is indeed remarkable that such beauty emerges from the oppression of occupation and sorrow.\u00a0 Recalling the great poet Mahmoud Darwish:
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\n\u00a0\u00a0 “I have found an opening to inscribe the national into the universal,so that Palestine does not limit itself to\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palestine, but finds her legitimate esthetics in a more vast human space.\u00a0 The Middle East is the birthplace of mazcivilizations.Sumerian, Egyptian, Canaanian,…Mediterranean identity is universal”.<\/em>
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\nIndeed, this universal spirit was skillfully demonstrated by the PYO’s superb performance of composers from different cultures.\u00a0 Having cooperated with numerous international development projects for Palestine, am certain that your future, your civic values and manner of governance will be a model for our region.
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\nMabruk mitte murra, bravo and sincerest gratitude for this moment of beauty, during this dreadful times for our region.\u00a0\u00a0 I hope we will meet one day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Presenting the Palestinian side of the Middle East, Is it important for a culture of peace?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What place does music have in the peace movement?<\/a><\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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