Composers and Performers of Free Hand 2023

Join us for the Composers' Forum before the concert where composers and performers discuss their creative process through composition and performance. ​ Event Agenda 3:30 - 5:30 PM Composers' Forum 8:00 - 10:00 PM Concert Programme: Lim Yu Yao: Sun Dance   Performed by:   Chiew Zhi Hong   Sayyid Shafiee: The Woman in Blue Performed by: Yee Jian Hao   Tai Yun Ming: Interealmezzo Performed by:   Princess Maxwin   Wan Azlan: Piano Berat No. 1 Performed by:   Ho Su Han   Jellal Koay: Dreaming Performed by:   Nyoman Vicki Riana Zh…

Free Hand - 3rd Malaysian Contemporary Composers Piano Festival 2023

Painting through sound: new piano music at Aswara

In August, Aswara held a recital.art exhibition marrying the idioms of music and contemporary art. Nine composers were commissioned to write piano music inspired by the artworks of two local artists. The nine composers are ACL award winners Ainolnaim Azizol and Jessica Cho, Chan Wei Tuck, Lee Chie Tsang, Sayyid Shafiee, Loh Chan Hong, Caeleb Tee, Rayner Naili, and Jamie Tan.  A Programme of ASWARA's Music and Fine Arts Faculty: Music Discovery through Abstract Expressionism Painting Awaken your senses through imagery of sounds and visua…

Call for scores - Free Hand Festival 2023

MCC is proud to partner with UCSI Institute of Music for the 3rd Free Hand Contemporary Composers Piano Festival in September 2023. During the festival, two composers will be commissioned to write a new piano work which will be the set piece for Senior and Young Artist Categories for the UCSI University International Piano Festival & Competition in 2024.  This festival/competition is opened to all Malaysians both local and overseas. Hurry and submit your scores by 20 June 2023! Guidelines: 1. Malaysian composers aged 18 years and above a…

A kaleidoscopic evening of Malaysian stories at Jalur Kita, Cerita Kita concert

The Jalur Kita, Cerita Kita concert by MCC at KLPac on 26 November was a huge success on many levels. Not only was the concert well attended although several competing concerts were taking place around Kuala Lumpur that night, but it also brought together 14 composers from varied backgrounds to present an evening of colourful, truly made-in-Malaysia music. Funded by Cendana Arts Fund, the concert was a culmination on months of research by the selected composers on their subject of choice, based on an aspect of their respective Malays…

Our Colours, Our Stories: 14 wonderful Malaysian musical tales

The tale of Laksamana Bentan, impressions of Teochew Puppet Opera, the sounds of birds and orangutan, the structure of the Blue Mosque, the echoes of Gua Tempurung ... Hear these and much more in the 14 pieces that make up the Jalur Kita, Cerita Kita concert this November 26 at KLPac Pentas 2. Book your ticket now at http://www.cloudjoi.com/buy/oqpc8o Programme: Click to view full poster Starting with Perlis , Adam Masumi’s 'Awang Batil Bertabik' reimagines the traditional form of storytelling Awang Batil in a string quartet set…

Colours and sounds of Malaysia come alive in November

The Malaysian Composers Collective's project "Jalur Kita, Cerita Kita" comes alive at a concert on 26 Nov 2022 at KLPac's Pentas 2 in Kuala Lumpur. A collaboration between MCC with Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore and UiTM Conservatory of Music, it will feature 14 specially commissioned works based on each of the country’s 14 states respectively. The works are based on Malaysia’s rich cultural and natural history, our vast heritage of folklore, legends, traditional arts and crafts, poetry, songs, dances and natu…

Composer in motion - Chan Wei Tuck on his UCSI commission

Winners of Free Hand 2022 have been commissioned to write test pieces for the upcoming UCSI University International Piano Festival & Competition 2022 . Dr Chan Wei Tuck, winner of the commission for the senior category, has prepared his piece 'Motion', a piece about "scattered thoughts, where one must decide on the path to take," so says the composer. "I modelled the opening based on a single pitch on C. The first piece begins on a single pitch on B-flat. This pitch on C is part of the F minor chord quality – the me…