MusikaPilipinas

Inviting everyone to watch Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, brought to you by the UST Conservatory of Music in celebration of its 80th Anniversary.

February 21 & 22, 2026
2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
The Proscenium Theater, Proscenium at Rockwell, Estrella, Rockwell https://ticket2me.net/SouthPacific

In celebration of its 80th Anniversary, the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music proudly brings to the stage the classic Broadway musical South Pacific, a landmark work that continues to resonate with timeless themes of love, courage, and humanity, at the Proscenium Theater, Rockwell, Makati City.

Event: https://www.ust.edu.ph/rodgers-and-hammersteins-south-pacific/

Many thanks to The Varsitarian for featuring MusikaPilipinas and the Southeast Asia Music Exchange (SEAMEX) Research Symposium!

Research on music markets and industries was discussed in a symposium hosted by the MusikaPilipinas project, held from Jan. 22 to 23 at the UST Frassati Auditorium.

The Southeast Asia Music Exchange (Seamex) conference featured the latest scholarly research on music industries across the region.

READ: https://varsitarian.net/sea-music-industry-leaders-explore-issues-strategies-in-ust-conference/

Two days. Exciting talks. Limitless inspiration. 🎶✨

Just over a week before SEAMEX 2026 comes your way this January 22-23 at the Blessed Giorgio Frassati Building Auditorium, University of Santo Tomas. Bringing together artists, educators, and music advocates from across Southeast Asia for meaningful exchange and collaboration -- this is an experience you would not want to miss.

Choose your SEAMEX experience:
Full Conference Pass (January 22 and 23): ₱3,000
Day Pass (January 22 or 23): ₱2,000
Online Zoom Meeting Day Pass: ₱ 1,000

*Students and Teachers are eligible for a 50% discount (₱ 1,500, ₱ 1,000, and ₱ 500, respectively), while PWDs and Seniors are eligible for a 20% discount (₱ 2,400, ₱ 1,600, and ₱ 800, respectively)

Register now and be part of SEAMEX 2026!
https://forms.gle/z21PoBeVMiXQP7m47

🎉ARE YOU READY FOR SEAMEX 2026?🎉

The MusikaPilipinas Research Program, in collaboration with the UST Research Center for Culture, Arts, and Humanities and the UST Conservatory of Music, is proud to be hosting the 2026 Southeast Asia Music Exchange (SEAMEX). Join us for SEAMEX 2026 on January 22 and 23 at the University of Santo Tomas.

This event will be a vibrant research symposium featuring the best minds from the academe all over Southeast Asia as well as performances of world-class, homegrown talents from the UST Conservatory of Music.

Registration fees are as follows:
Full Conference Pass: PhP 3000
Day Pass: Php 2000
Students and Teachers are eligible for a 50% discount, while PWDs and Seniors are eligible for a 20% discount.

To register, please accomplish the registration form downloadable here:https://seamex.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SEAMEX-Registration-Form-3.0.pdf and send to [email protected].

For more information on the details of the event, such as registration, panel topics and panelists to be featured, please visit the official website at SEAMEX.net

Hoping to see you there!

Southeast Asia Music Exchange Music Is What Feelings Sound Like.

On 9 November 2025, the MusikaPilipinas research team presented several studies in a semi-plenary session at the 20th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association (EAEA) titled “Amplifying Asia’s Music Economies: Perspectives from the Philippines and Southeast Asia”, held at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.
The session, co-organized by the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Economics, aimed to deepen understanding of the economics of the Philippine music industry, featuring key findings from the MusikaPilipinas research initiative.

The panel’s discussants were Atty. Emerson G. Cuyo, Director IV of the Bureau of Copyright and Related Rights, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), and Mr. Dhanesh Jagwani, Head of Music Licensing at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Southeast Asia (IFPI SEA). Their short presentations shed light on the landscape of the Philippine music industry, trends in music listenership in the country and the region of Southeast Asia, and problems faced in the recording and copyright sectors of the industry.

(Report by Mr. Gerald Pascua, photos by Ms. Ruth Ferrer)

In Photos: Researchers of the MusikaPilipinas program observe the opening festivities and night of Olongapo's annual "Mardi Gras", which was held along Magsaysay Dr. in Olongapo City from October 29-31, 2025. Several local bands performed over the course of the festival, while the main stages featured established Filipino artists such as Sunkissed Lola, Parokya ni Edgar and Orange & Lemons.

In Photos: The MusikaPilipinas research team conducted interviews with some local artists from Olongapo last October 29, 2025, as part of their data gathering for supplementary case studies on music cities. One of the artists were "Sunkissed Lola", who headlined the second day of the city's annual "Mardi Gras" festival.

In Photos: The 6th MusikaPilipinas Roundtable Discussion: “Imagining the ‘Gapô Music City: Identity Building and Live Music Tourism in Olongapo's Local Music Scene” held last October 28 at the SMX Convention Center in Olongapo City, Zambales.

The discussion proper, which mainly touched up on the state of the city's live music venues and recording establishments, musicians' average rates through the years, and existing city ordinances related to live music and entertainment, was attended by booking agents, venue managers and operators, local government representatives and officials, and musicians from Olongapo.