The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO), led by Filipino conductor Gerard Salonga, is a finalist at the 2019 Australasian Performing Right Association Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (APRA AMCOS) Art Music Awards. SSO made its world premiere performance of Lachlan Skipworth’s “Breath of Thunder” alongside Sydney-based performing ensemble Taikoz, and soloists Riley Lee and Kaoru […]
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Philippines climbs 4 notches in Global Peace Index
The Philippines climbed up 4 notches on the 2019 Global Peace Index (GPI) released by Sydney’s Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). The Southeast Asian nation now ranks 134th among 163 countries evaluated in the 13th edition of the IEP study which measures factors that create peace. The Philippines scored 2,516 points on the GPI […]
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