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In January 2014, Abhay K. of the United Nations Permanent Delegation of India cited a need for a global anthem. [6] While UNESCO's assistant director general Éric Falt agreed it was necessary but claimed UNESCO "lack[ed the] resources to organize an online global competition to select an Earth Anthem".
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"I Am a Catalan" is the name given to a short speech given by cellist and humanist Pau Casals in front of the General Assembly of the United Nations on 24 October 1971. Casals was in front of the assembly to present the " Hymn of the United Nations " composed by himself and to receive the U.N. Peace Medal in recognition of his stance on peace ...
The Memoirs of Pablo Casals, Pablo Casals as Told to Thomas Dozier, Life en Espanol, New York (1959). Cellist in Exile. A Portrait of Pablo Casals, Bernard Taper, McGraw-Hill, New York (1962). Casals, Photographed by Fritz Henle, American Photographic Book Publishing Co., Garden City (1975). ISBN 0-8174-0593-3.
However, after nine years of training, the Orquestra Pau Casals became recognized as one of the finer orchestras in Europe, attracting high quality soloists and guest conductors. Casals conducted the orchestra himself, and promoted it by playing with it exclusively as a soloist in Barcelona and refusing to play at other venues in the area. [3]
Anthem Adopted Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Audio Asian Football Confederation: AFC Anthem: 2015 N/A Lee Dong-june Fédération internationale de football association: FIFA Anthem: 1994 N/A Franz Lambert: International Olympic Committee: Olympic Hymn: 1958 Kostis Palamas: Spyridon Samaras: International Paralympic Committee: Anthem of the Future ...
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Thant first approached Casals, who was a personal friend, looking to create a hymn to peace and hoping for the song to be based on the preamble of the Charter of the United Nations. Thant later commissioned Auden to write the poem after Casals requested one to set to music. Auden completed his work in three days time.