Malaysian Composers Collective

MPO review: Gripping moods, ethereal moments and mysterious yearnings

MCC - 11/18/2021

On 5 th Nov, 2021 the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra premiered three Malaysian works as part of its Malaysian composers chamber series made in collaboration with MCC. The series would see nine works premiered throughout the month of November. The first work premiered was Jessica Cho’s Edge of Lunacy, which deals with the dark subject of mental illness. Writes Cho, “This piece depicts the moods of one who is descending into madness. Mental illness is a frightening condition, where one has confused thoughts and extremely high and low mood…

Premiering at MPO all November 2021 - Malaysian chamber works

MCC - 11/01/2021

Premiering all through this month are brand new Malaysian chamber works performed by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. The works will be aired on MPO TV, after the initial concert planned for March earlier this year was unable to take place due to the pandemic lockdown. The project is a collaboration between MCC and MPO, with a call for scores at the end of last year in which nine composers participated. You can enjoy new works by Jessica Cho, Tai Yun Ming and Rayner Naili (5 Nov), Caeleb Tee, Raja Alif and Samuel Cho (12 Nov) and Ilysia T…