AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMusic as survival: Former Oct. 7 hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen debuted nine songs he wrote and composed during 498 days in Gaza captivity, performing at Kibbutz Nir Oz for about 3,000 people in “From Captivity to the Lawn: Stories and Songs,” where he described music as both a sedative and a sanity-keeper. National arts honors: India’s President Droupadi Murmu will confer Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards for 2024–25 on Aug. 13, spotlighting top contributors across music, dance, theatre and traditional performing arts. Live performance, big stage energy: The IAF’s No. 3 Band will play at Secunderabad’s Bison Polo Ground on Aug. 15 for India’s 80th Independence Day. AI meets the orchestra: Muzig AI plans a Seoul concert on Sept. 20 pairing AI-written original music with live orchestral arrangements alongside Studio Ghibli and Hans Zimmer soundtracks. Community culture nights: Rockaway Beach’s third annual music festival returns Aug. 15–16 with Oregon/Washington acts, plus cumbia and local blues. K-pop in Baku: NCHIVE will perform in Baku for the first time on Nov. 1 at Nizami Cinema Center. Local arts & music: Metapsychosis launched “Continuum,” an electroacoustic series mixing acousmatic, drone and soundscape work with space for writing and visual responses.
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