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Georgetown Fest Asian Choir 2023 800450. Music Press Asia
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Asia Pacific Youth Choir Performs at George Town Festival 2023

George Town Festival 2023 returns with its 14th edition from 15 – 30 July, with over 50 programs for a spectacular celebration of arts, culture, and heritage. As an influential voice for the arts in the region, the 16-day festival features outstanding works by Malaysian and international artists across different disciplines. With productions ranging from traditional, contemporary, experimental, and multidisciplinary works, the festival’s 14th edition this year has only a few more days before closing for the season. Here are the top highlights. All performances occur at various venues dotted…

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BBC Great Asian Railway Michael Portillo lscp. Music Press Asia
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Railway Travels in South-East Asia with Michael Portillo

If you are looking to see Southeast Asia via rail and at a slower pace, Michael Portillo has just the right attitude for this sort of exploration. A British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician, Michael Portillo is now known in television as one of the few who have traveled to Southeast Asia via rail. The green light to film…

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12th World Choir Games 2023 choral competition. Music Press Asia
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The 12th World Choir Games Sees South Korean City Play Host

With over 324 choirs from 46 countries participating, the World Choir Games is undoubtedly Asia’s largest choral and music event. It is not only a choral competition, but host to its very own opening and closing ceremonies, Parade of Nations, General Conference of the World Choir Council and also workshops. Most of the events are taking place at prominent buildings…

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Podcast cover July 2023. Music Press Asia
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How Women in Mongolia is Leading Music, Arts & Cultural Development

I have always been fascinated with Mongolia ever since Music Press Asia became a media and distribution platform specializing in music, arts and culture some years ago. While Mongolia in my opinion has yet to compete in terms of internet users among other Asian countries, its music and performing arts development are increasingly growing in influence and represent a contemporary…

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Rainforest WMF 2023 returns in June. Music Press Asia
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Sarawak Cultural Village To Host Rainforest World Music Festival

The iconic Rainforest World Music Festival marks its legendary return, featuring a cast of world-renowned performers never seen before in Sarawak. The annual three-day music festival celebrates the diversity of world music in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, with daytime music workshops, cultural displays, craft displays, food stalls, and main-stage evening concerts. This year’s festival will be making a ‘physical’ comeback from…

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Cliburn Intl Junior Piano Competition winners 2023. Music Press Asia
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Seokyoung Hong 홍석영 Plays Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Wins 1st Prize at Piano Competition

Supported by Texas Ballet Theater made possible by a generous grant from Anne T. & Robert M. Bass. SEOKYOUNG HONG 홍석영 from South Korea turns 15 this year. He is also the Bernice Gressman Meyerson first prize winner at the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition & Festival this year. The video below shows the LIVE performance of the 2023 Cliburn…

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Peace music playlist. Music Press Asia
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Let’s Play For Peace

Healing with sound is believed to date back to ancient Greece, when music was used in an attempt to cure mental disorders. Throughout history, music has been used to boost morale in military troops, help people work faster and more productively, and even ward off evil spirits by chanting. Today we at Music Press Asia is boosting our playlist curation…

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Doogie Kamealoha MD Disney Plus1. Music Press Asia
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Disney’s TV Series An Ode to Diversity

Disney has come a long way since its very first animation of Snow White and Cinderella. Today, it is targeting a variety of cultures, diversities, and topics close to the hearts of young people today. In this pure example of another great television series that harks at true values, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. is a series timely in the period it…

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Laufey announced new tour dates in Asia Aust USA. Music Press Asia
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Irish Chinese Singer Songwriter Announced First Asia & Australia Tour

Laufey first announced her Asia and Australia tour back in early April. Announcing six dates in Asia, the Irish and Chinese singer songwriter has already sold out tickets in Manila, Taipei, Singapore and two dates in Tokyo. With Jakarta’s tickets left only for purchase, she wows us with another second show added to her performance at the Howler’s in Melbourne,…

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Music Review: Larry Crowne Soundtrack at Music Press Asia
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Relistening: The Larry Crowne Soundtrack

Larry Crowne is a 2011 romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, directed by Hanks himself. The film tells the story of a middle-aged man who loses his job and decides to enroll in college, where he meets and falls in love with his public-speaking teacher. The film features a soundtrack that relies heavily on solid radio standards…

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