Malaysian Composers Collective

Passing of Japanese composer Isao Matsushita felt throughout Asia Pacific

MCC - 9/19/2018

On September 16 Japan lost its veteran composer Isao Matsushita, who passed away at the age of 66. He was vice president of Tokyo University of the Arts, Professor of Performing Arts Center and President of the Japan federation of Composers (JFC). His departure was strongly felt throughout the Asia Pacific region. According to his biography, Matsushita obtained both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Matsushita has participated in several music festivals, such as the "World …

Fusion and Transformation in Taiwan

MCC - 9/07/2018

On the morning of 15 August, an exciting conglomerate of composers, conductors and musicians gathered at the National Theatre and Concert Hall in Taipei to kick off the 35th “Asian Composers League Conference and Festival.” The honorable guests at the opening meeting included Tsung-Huang Hsiao, the Political Deputy Minister of Culture; and Yu-Pei Liao, the Chief Secretary of Hakka Affairs Council, a government institution that fully supports the event. Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei Chinese Orchestra, National Symphony Orc…

S'pore Straits Times reviews Wong's Herringbone

MCC - 9/02/2018

Singapore's Straits Times reviews Yong Siew Toh Conservatory's concert ' The Modern Playground ', a violin-piano recital by visiting artists Foo Mei-Yi & Bartosz Woroch: A 90-minute concert of modern music for solo piano and solo violin on a Tuesday evening might not seem an enticing prospect for any except the most dedicated supporters of new music. Yet this one attracted a near-capacity audience. Possibly, they were there for the world premiere of a work by Singapore-based Malaysian composer Adeline Wong. If so, the…