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DESCRIPTION:Diego Carneiro is a Brazilian cellist\, conductor\, composer\, 
 and peace advocate whose music bridges continents\, cultures\, and causes
 . As the founder of the AmazonArt Foundation\, FOMITA\, Orquesta Joven de
 l Ecuador\, and Orchestrating Peace\, Diego has dedicated his career to t
 ransforming music into a tool for education\, healing\, and global connect
 ion. He is also the visionary behind the Instruments of Peace Campaign\, 
 a growing international initiative that donates musical instruments to un
 derserved and displaced youth. Diego has performed in over 60 countries\, 
 from the Royal Albert Hall in London to communities deep in the Amazon. H
 is repertoire blends classical works\, particularly those of Bach\, with B
 razilian rhythms and original compositions inspired by nature and social 
 justice. In 2024\, he was selected as a Rotary Peace Fellow at Makerere Un
 iversity in Uganda\, where he launched the global project Orchestrating P
 eace through Music. During this time\, he began composing Amazonian Elegy
 : A Tribute to the Lost Species\, a haunting solo cello piece that earned
  him the Annual Nancy Erickson Endangered Species Art Award (2025). The w
 ork premiered at the Rotary International Convention in Calgary\, Canada\
 , where it moved audiences with its message: “A cry from the forest. A 
 call for urgent action.” Diego’s work has been recognized by the Unite
 d Nations\, Rotary International\, and various Ministries in Ecuador and 
 Brazil\, and featured on CNN\, BBC\, Deutsche Welle\, and France 24.   
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DTSTART:20260914T010000Z
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Instruments of Peace Concert with Diego Carneiro
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="
 font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Diego Carneiro is a Brazilian 
 cellist\, conductor\, composer\, and peace advocate whose&nbsp\;music brid
 ges continents\, cultures\, and causes. As the founder of the AmazonArt Fo
 undation\,&nbsp\;FOMITA\, Orquesta Joven del Ecuador\, and Orchestrating P
 eace\, Diego has dedicated his career&nbsp\;to transforming music into a t
 ool for education\, healing\, and global connection. He is also the&nbsp\;
 visionary behind the Instruments of Peace Campaign\, a growing internation
 al initiative that&nbsp\;donates musical instruments to underserved and di
 splaced youth.<br />\n<br />\nDiego has performed in over 60 countries\, f
 rom the Royal Albert Hall in London to communities&nbsp\;deep in the Amazo
 n. His repertoire blends classical works\, particularly those of Bach\, wi
 th Brazilian&nbsp\;rhythms and original compositions inspired by nature an
 d social justice.<br />\n<br />\nIn 2024\, he was selected as a Rotary Pea
 ce Fellow at Makerere University in Uganda\, where he&nbsp\;launched the g
 lobal project Orchestrating Peace through Music. During this time\, he beg
 an&nbsp\;composing Amazonian Elegy: A Tribute to the Lost Species\, a haun
 ting solo cello piece that earned&nbsp\;him the Annual Nancy Erickson Enda
 ngered Species Art Award (2025). The work premiered at&nbsp\;the Rotary In
 ternational Convention in Calgary\, Canada\, where it moved audiences with
  its&nbsp\;message: &ldquo\;A cry from the forest. A call for urgent actio
 n.&rdquo\;<br />\n<br />\nDiego&rsquo\;s work has been recognized by the U
 nited Nations\, Rotary International\, and various&nbsp\;Ministries in Ecu
 ador and Brazil\, and featured on CNN\, BBC\, Deutsche Welle\, and France 
 24.</span></span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n
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