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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".
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.
Pau Casals " 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 ...
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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.
Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone came to an end this Sunday after five seasons of drama, gunfire and scenic shots of Montana. While fans will had to bid farewell to their favorite flagship series ...
The nation said a proper farewell to former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service in Washington D.C. on Thursday. President Joe Biden, who declared Thursday a national day of mourning ...
The song was made famous outside Catalonia by Pau Casals' instrumental version on the cello. [2] After his exile in 1939, he began each of his concerts by playing this song. For this reason, it is often considered a symbol of Catalonia. [1] Joan Baez included it in her 1966 best selling Christmas LP Noël, with a dedication to Casals.