FILharmoniKA is a

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based in

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. Originally known as the Global Studio Orchestra or GC4, it was established in 2005 for commercial recording and the

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market. Founded by

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and resident

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Gerard Salonga Gerard Imutan Salonga (born October 11, 1973) is a Filipino musical conductor, composer, and arranger. From 2012 to 2020, he was the music director of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, assistant conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orches ...

, it performs

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, OPM, and

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More of FILharmoniKA in 2010
'' Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Retrieved on 2010-11-2.

References

External links

Official website
Symphony orchestras Filipino orchestras Musical groups from Metro Manila Musical groups established in 2005 {{Philippines-band-stub