Sound of Peace Band participates in civilian events during the Advanced Drill for PKO
Sound of Peace Band from the Brazilian Peacekeeping Operations Joint Center (acronym in Portuguese: CCOPAB) had full agenda in the Advanced Drill for PKO in Caçapava – SP held from 05 to 12 of August, 2011. The band members participated in the events organized by SESC and SESI of the state of São Paulo, the latter of which counting with the special participation of one of the most important conductors and piano players in Brazil: Mr. João Carlos Martins. In that occasion, Colonel Pedro Aurélio Pessôa, the Commander of CCCOPAB, could present the conductor the projects which have music and sports as tools of social inclusion in environments of Multidimensional Peacekeeping Operations.
The band members also visited Instituto Baccarelli placed in the city of Heliópolis – SP, which has the mission of offering state-of-the art music and arts education thus enabling personal development and giving people the chance of professionalization, focusing on children and young adults in conditions of social vulnerability.
In what the Advanced Drill for PKO was specifically concerned, the Sound of Peace Band cooperated with CIMIC activities by joining the Music Band of the 12th Light Infantry Brigade and by playing at the fraternization dinner with a repertoire that contributed for a more friendly tone in the event.
