AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoJazz Loss: Grammy-winning singer Cassandra Wilson has died at 70, remembered for a genre-bending contralto that pushed blues-based jazz into folk, pop, R&B, country and more. Arts Funding Fight: New Zealand’s National Library music access service is slated for abolition in proposed cuts, threatening nationwide borrowing that supports choirs, orchestras and bands. AI & Copyright: Google has rolled out Lyria 3.5 inside Gemini and its API, letting users generate full songs with vocals or instrumentals—arriving as music-rights battles over AI training keep heating up. Classical Spotlight: Reviews highlight Vasily Petrenko’s “cosmic” Mahler Third and Sir Simon Rattle’s razor-sharp Janáček Brouček recording. Live Music Calendar: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra returns to Ripon College for a free Sept. 20 concert; Pat Metheny’s Side-Eye III+ lands at UConn Sept. 25. Local Culture: Charlottesville Opera continues its season with a push for opera education for younger audiences.
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