On November 17, 2023 at Case Western Reserve University’s Maltz Performing Arts Center, participants from American Music Abroad (AMA) Academy Cleveland put on a free public concert featuring international and American musicians.
The event capped a 10-day international exchange that used music as a diplomatic tool to bring people from around the world together to promote peace and cross-cultural connections.
AMA Academy Cleveland brought together international musicians from the Ukrainian refugee communities in Ohio and North Carolina, as well as musicians from Botswana, Egypt, Lebanon, and Nigeria, and paired them with American musicians from Cleveland for cross-cultural collaboration through music with a focus on cultural preservation.
AMA Academy Cleveland is part of American Music Abroad (AMA), the U.S.’ flagship music diplomacy exchange and an integral part of the recently-announced U.S. Department of State’s Global Music Diplomacy Initiative, which promotes peace and democracy and supports broader U.S. foreign policy goals to expand access to education, economic equity, and societal opportunity and inclusion.
The Academy also featured collaborations with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Ukrainian Museum and Archives.
