With a concert by the Military Band of the Air Force dedicated to the memory of Giovanbattista Cutolo, the X edition of the Nassiriya International Prize for Peace was inaugurated in Camerota.
Saturday September 30 It took place in Camerota (SA) in the Amphitheater of Kamaraton It concert of the Military Band What he inaugurated the X edition of Nassiriya International Prize for Peace Organized by the’Elaia Association with the sponsorship of European Parliament, del Ministry of Defence and from Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
The evening, dedicated to the young musician Giovanbattista Cutolo killed in Naples on August 31 last year for no good reason, saw the awardee’The Aeronautica Militare on its centenary with the award of the scope of recognition so motivated:“For the high competence and tireless commitment to ensuring the safety of our Nation’s air traffic, for providing aid to the civilian population in the face of multiple health emergencies and natural disasters, for operating to protect oppressed populations in every part of the world and for contributing to the maintenance of international peace and stability throughout its 100-year history. For having brought glory to Italy“.
He was the president of the Prize, the Dr. Vincenzo Rubano, the creator and promoter of the initiative, to give voice to the motivation and to deliver it into the hands of Master Band Director, Major Pantaleo Leonfranco Cammarano the framed parchment. Then he added in his greeting: “Music is an extraordinary instrument for building bridges, for conveying messages of peace and hope. […] We could not find a better way to open this tenth edition of the Prize that we want to dedicate to Giovanbattista Cutolo“.
The young musician's mother, Mrs. Daniela Di Maggio, What together to the lady Zakia Seddiki, wife of the ambassador Luca Attanasio killed in 2021 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the actor Gaetano Stella, who read a Letter from the front of an Italian soldier of the First World War, the provincial councillor Carmelo Stanziola and the Mayor Mario Scarpitta, They were the other guests of honor of the evening.
“An event that once again is the flagship of the Municipality of Camerota” declared the First Citizen “The testimonies of Daniela Di Maggio and Zakia Seddiki are examples to follow and to show to the younger generations“.
The concert then took place with a varied and engaging repertoire that thrilled the large audience who came to the charming open-air theater. The songs performed included: Sergei Rachmaninov, Caprice Bohemian; Robert Edward Jager,Sinfonia Nobilissima; Nino Rota, Ritratto by Filippino; Chaplin-Peeters Selection for Concert Band; also a tribute to the important Camerottese band tradition, a tradition embodied by the very same Maestro Cammarano It was from there that he made his first steps in the world of music. One of the awards presented to him also had the following motivation:”Director of the Central Band of the Italian Air Force. To promote, through musical art, the positive values of life and the culture of legality. For having given credit to his native land and the entire Nation through music“.
It Canto degli Italiani Performed by the band and sung by the entire audience standing, it sealed the end of the evening with a burst of applause.
It Nassiriya International Prize for Peace It is awarded to individuals who have distinguished themselves in promoting peace, spreading legality and civic engagement. The Prize is held every year in the second week of November, on the anniversary of the Nassiriya massacre that took place on November 12, 2003. With this Prize, the Elaia association intends to honor the memory of the Carabinieri, the military of the Army, and the civilians who lost their lives in the attack, but also to commemorate the commitment of many soldiers currently engaged in numerous peace missions around the world. The President of the Prize is journalist Vincenzo Rubano.
