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Adeline Wong's Nexus for brass premieres at MPO
Catch the premiere of Adeline Wong's Nexus for low brass quintet, performed by the MPYO and MPO musicians at Dewan Filharmonik on Dec 14, Wednesday for their 2016/17 season. Nexus is scored for alto trombone, tenor trombone, bass trombone and 2 bass tubas. According to Wong, the work is a continuation of the ideas explored in her previous works Interweaves for string quartet and Longing , for quartet, solo cello, electronics and multimedia premiered in 2012. Longing was first premiered as Lengt in Norway, a collaboration with Norwe…
Slamet jalan, mas: A belated farewell to Slamet Sjukur
'Being a composer is amusing; no one cares about his living or his usefulness.' - Slamet Sjukur, October 2009 I had the pleasure of meeting the most intriguing Asian composer some years back, Indonesian veteran Slamet Sjukur . Unlike many, he had no airs about him, and did not think of himself as particularly important or notable to the new music profession. We met twice, once in Wellington in 2007 and later when I invited him to come to Kuala Lumpur for the KLCMF 09 but Slamet spoke as if we had always been old friends.…
Interweaves CD launched in Penang, 4 Oct 2016
Malaysia's first ever CD anthology of six works by women composers ' Interweaves ' was launched at Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy's office in Komtar, Penang on 4 October, 2016. Present at the cheque presentation ceremony was the cosponsor foundation Pertubuhan Masyarakat Sihat Tanpa Alkohol Pulau Pinang, members of the national media, the composer and the artist of the cover CD Susan Loone. At the launch Cho talked about her long held dream to produce a CD of women composers from the time she began researching …
Celebrating six works by Malaysian women composers
Interweave: to bring together, to marry different strands, to create a fabric of delightful colours. This is the theme of the new CD compilation of six works by Malaysian women composers to be released this month. The CD will be launched at an official press conference in at Komtar, Penang on 4 October, 12.30pm. Venue: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy's office. ABOUT THE CD: Women composers have made an indelible mark on Malaysian contemporary music. On this CD, they are shown in all their colourful diversity, from modern art …
From Hang Tuah to Hanoi - Raja Mohamad Alif heads to ACL Hanoi
UiTM lecturer Raja Mohamad Alif bin Raja Mohamad Adnan represents Malaysia at this year's ACL Festival's Young Composer Competition in Hanoi. The University of London graduate has submitted a piece called ‘Taming Sari’, based on the historical figure Hang Tuah. As the composer's programme notes explain: ‘Taming Sari’ is a composition for an ensemble consisting of 7 instruments (Trumpet in Bb, Oboe, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass). The Malaysian traditional dagger called the Kris is the main inspiration f…
Adeline Wong's Interweaves premieres at the ACL Festival Hanoi in October
The Asian Composers League (ACL) in Hanoi this year will be a special occasion for award winning composer Adeline Wong, whose string quartet Interweaves receives its world premiere at the festival. It was composed specially for the Malaysian Women Composers CD project headed by Jessica Cho, which is in progress and is due for completion in September. The ACL will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam from October 12 - 18, 2016 in conjunction with the 2nd "Asia - Europe" New Music Festival in Vietnam 2016 at the Vietnam National Academy o…
Hardesh Singh turns film music on its head
Who is this "composer and sometime jazz guitarist" whose film music has struck a new chord with movie-makers? Off The Edge in 2006 interviewed Hardesh Singh, composer, musician and record producer, and one of the co founders of the Malaysian Composers Collective. One quiet evening, a CD landed in my mailbox that changed my life. Opening it, I found a strangely fruity soundtrack called 'Eating Pomeloes from Tokyo to Tamil Nadu Makes My Heart Go Gubra'. Very funny, I thought. The cover parodied Yasmin Ahmad's Gubra, an…
34th ACL Conference and Festival in Vietnam this October
The 34th ACL Conference and Festival will be held at the Asian Music Festival (AMF) 2016 in Vietnam in conjunction with the 2nd Asia - Europe New Music Festival from October 12–18, 2016 in Hanoi and Vinh Yen city (Vinh Phuc province). It is seven days of events aimed at providing enjoyment for a broad variety of audiences, composers and musicians. The festival is organised by the Vietnam Musicians’ Association. Performers: Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Vietnam National Opera and Ballet, Chamber Orchestra of Vietnam Nationa…
MCC's Free Hand Anthology I has been released on Faber Music.
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