Netherlands

Participant	Peter Reinders
Song title	Dove of Peace
Composer	Peter Reinders
Lyricist	Buddy Sutton
Performer	Peter Reinders
Biography	Peter was born in Germany and moved to the Netherlands in 1991. He has been performing pop-music with duet partner Mirko Buljan since 1997. He studied classical singing for several years and was awarded 1st prize ‘Vocalist Concours 2006’ Zeeland/the Netherlands, in the category of classical singing and 1st prize ‘Vocalist Concours 2006’ Zeeland, the Netherlands in the category of duet. He has participated in many song contests in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands. In 2002 he was the Dutch representative in the ‘Europride Song Contest’ in Cologne / Germany, with the ballad ‘Jij’(written by himself). Several times he participated in the Home Composed Song Contest. In 2009 he formed a duet with Corella Nijsse (soprano) singing classical duets ( ‘Duo l’Escaut’), and in 2010 he formed trio ‘Pipistrello’ with two other musicians, singing music of the middle ages and the Renaissance. Peter met Buddy Sutton in 2007 in Tipperary/Ireland, when he was one of the 10 finalists in the great final of the Song of Peace Contest. They decided to make some music toegether. Buddy Sutton, from Waterford/Ireland has written a numbers with artists from various countries including Japan, Russia, England, Australia and the USA. His music tastes are varied and he writes everything from Pop to Christian. He has had a book of poems published and he signed a publishing deal for one of his songs with ILP publishers in Nashville, USA in 2007.
Lyrics	The road to peace is never paved with gold Can be hard to grasp, sometimes hard to hold We reach so high forsaking the little things Like the joy the love, the Dove Of Peace it brings We cage it in rather then let it loose Restraining the rights of so many to choose We close our eyes now we fail to see To change the world, the Dove ‘f Peace must be free Chorus So do not hinder the Dove Of Peace No don’t ever stand in it’s way Let it spread it’s wings, let it fly away Let it come and go, come what may We pursue dreams way beyond our reach Making promises we don’t practise what we preach In a war torn world where so many can’t cope They need real love, the Dove Of Peace and hope... Chorus So do not hinder the Dove of Peace... Bridge We need to nurture the Dove Of Peace Feed it with love, watch it grow Make a stand someday war will cease We need to love and let it flow Chorus So do not hinder the Dove Of Peace No don’t ever stand in it’s way Let it spread it’s wings, let it fly away Let it come and go, come what may