Malaysian Composers Collective

MCC - 10/31/2009

The KLCMF 09 featured three days of non-stop new music explosion in the city of Kuala Lumpur as never heard before. Here is the detailed programme as well as samples of the concerts: We built this city - Malaysian composers concert Songs of the south seas - Southeast Asian composers concert Remixed: City After Dark - Late night electroacoustic concert Building the future - Southeast Asian Young Composers Competition Friday 27 Nov 2009 ensemble mosaik presents WE BUILT THIS CITY Malaysian voices and their songs of the city Performe…

Of Prophets And Bandits - Interview with Slamet A Sjukur

MCC - 10/01/2009

Father of Indonesian contemporary classical music Slamet Sjukur speaks candidly about Tari Pendet and life in general. Malaysians (or at least some Malaysians) may hold the view that our great nation is superior to our neighbour, and possible ancestor, across the Straits, but one only has to look at the music scene to know that this couldn't be further from the sad truth. I am not talking about Gamelan, because to do so would only bring further embarrassment to ourselves, but of the contemporary classical music scene. While we were still…