Conversations on Peace Through Music
Global leaders in music, diplomacy, faith and social impact share how creativity becomes a force for peace.
Laurence shares the stories, voices, and vision behind Peace Stars.
Dietmar Goetz is a former Board Member, World Trade Centers Association | Former Senator, European Economic Senate
Dietmar has spent decades operating at the intersection of global commerce and diplomacy. Yet his most powerful tool for unity? Singing. He speaks with Laurence about how music connects us to something greater than ourselves and why shared voice may be one of humanity’s most overlooked instruments of peace.
“When people sing together, they remember they belong to something larger.”
Tiana Giancii is founder & Executive Director, Health Bridges for Peace | Former Baltimore City Safety Czar
A former city official responsible for public safety, Tiana now leads a bold peace-building initiative delivering medical care to communities on both sides of active conflicts. In her conversation with Laurence, she shares what it takes to move from policy to practice and why healing bodies is often the first step to healing divides.
“Healing conflict sometimes begins with healing a wound.”
Daryl Davis is an Internationally Acclaimed Musician and Longtime Pianist for Chuck Berry
Known globally for his music career, Daryl is equally known for an extraordinary personal mission: befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan and persuading them to renounce racism. In this powerful interview, he explains how dialogue, curiosity, and courage can dismantle hatred one relationship at a time.
“Through dialogue and friendship, hearts and minds can be transformed”
Dianne Meinke is a Four-Time Platinum Recording Artist | Music Mentor & Producer
Dianne’s career spans chart-topping success and deep mentorship. With Laurence, she explores the responsibility artists carry, the influence of storytelling through song, and how music can move hearts where politics often cannot.
“Artists shape culture long before politics does.”
Frank Kaufmann is President, 12 Gates Foundation
An interfaith leader engaged in dialogue at the highest global levels, Frank shares remarkable experiences navigating tensions between faith communities. His conversation centres on reconciliation, moral leadership, and the long arc of interreligious peacebuilding.
“Faith can divide. Or it can heal. Leadership decides which.”
Robin Graham is founder, Peace Club & Champions in Life
Working across Africa through youth football, Robin builds character-driven peace programmes for young people in divided communities. He speaks about the role of sport in shaping identity, leadership, and a culture of non-violence from the ground up.
“Sport is a language every child understands”
David Eaton is the Music Director for the New York City Symphony, a Composer & Conductor
From symphony halls to the United Nations, David has used music as a diplomatic bridge. He discusses his work conducting peace-focused performances around the world and reflects on how orchestration, literal and societal, requires listening, balance, and harmony.
“Harmony isn’t the absence of difference. It’s the dance of it.”
