Music for the People
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- for the Mark Wahlberg album see Music for the People (album).
Music for the People was founded in response to the events of September 11, 2001, Music for the People is an organization which sends young classical musicians around the world on missions of cultural diplomacy. Music for the People’s founder and director William Harvey completed the organization’s first project in July 2005. The project consisted of a solo violin concert tour of Moldova and Tunisia. In Moldova, he worked with UNICEF to present a concert to benefit their Early Childhood Development campaign. The concert raised 6000 books for the campaign's literacy component and was covered by national radio, television, and newspaper. Over the following week, he gave children's concerts in villages throughout Moldova, promoting the campaign and helping distribute the books. He also gave the opening recital of the Eugen Coca International Competition. In Tunisia, he taught a week-long series of masterclasses and gave a performance promoting the Ministry of Health's adolescent health campaign. On July 7, the day of the London terrorist attacks, he gave a concert dedicated to all the victims of terrorism.
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