Santo Domingo has applied to be a UNESCO City of Music. The program is part of the more comprehensive Creative Cities Network. Music is known to unify all in the Dominican Republic. The UNESCO vote will be in November 2019. The last time cities were designated was in 2017.
The designated UNESCO Cities of Music are required to have these characteristics:
Recognized centers of musical creation and activity
Experience in hosting music festivals and events at a national or international level
Promotion of the music industry in all its forms
Music schools, conservatories, academies and higher education institutions specialized in music
Informal structures for music education, including amateur choirs and orchestras
Domestic or international platforms dedicated to particular genres of music
Cultural spaces suited for practicing and listening to music, such as open-air auditorium.
There are 31 Cities of Music. In the Americas there is Kansas City, USA; Morelia, Mexico; Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia; Frutillar, Chile; Salvador, Brazil and Kingston, Jamaica. Other cities that have received the designation are Seville in Spain, Bologna in Italy, Liverpool in England, Auckland in New Zealand, and Varanasi in India.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a project of UNESCO launched in 2004 to promote cooperation among cities that recognize creativity as a major factor in their urban development.
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Unesco Creative Cities
Cities of Music
5 August 2019