AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoLive-to-film Pop Culture: Disney’s “Moana” is getting a big-screen concert treatment in the Philippines, with Janella Salvador and Gian Magdangal as guest vocalists alongside the 78-member Filharmonika Orchestra (Oct. 3–4 at Solaire). New Music Tech for Musicians: ILIO and Audio Modeling opened preorders for PolySWAM, a fully polyphonic orchestral instrument aimed at composition, production, and live performance (mid-September 2026 release). Global Stage & Heritage: Kyrgyz epic “Manas” lands in Bishkek as a free musical-and-choreographic performance (Aug. 21–22, Toktogul Satylganov Kyrgyz National Philharmonic). Classical Spotlight: WPR’s Album of the Week pairs Dvořák’s “From the New World” with Carlos Simon’s “Four Black American Dances,” framing America through two eras. K-pop Industry Watch: South Korea’s “Fanomenon” project pitches a “Korean Coachella” concept—an awards show plus a traveling K-pop festival. Community Music & Culture: The Shaw Festival names Ryan deSouza as new music director, taking over from Paul Sportelli after 28 years. Music in Motion: “Sweeney Todd” hits Plovdiv’s Ancient Theatre in a thriller-style production built around Sondheim’s score.
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