Malaysian Composers Collective

Call for scores - Free Hand Festival 2022 - deadline 14 February

MCC - 1/15/2022

UPDATED: The deadline for submission has been extended till 14 Februrary, 2022. The Malaysian Composers Collective (MCC) is proud to partner with UCSI Institute of Music for the 2nd Free Hand Contemporary Composers Piano Festival 2022. During the festival, two composers will be selected to receive a commission 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 2022. This festival/competition is opened to all Malaysians both loca…

International Piano magazine calls Free Hand Anthology 'fascinating and substantial'

MCC - 1/15/2022

Last September, the leading magazine for the piano world'International Piano' published a wonderful review of the Free Hand Anthology Vol 1 that MCC published at the end of 2019 after the first ever Free Hand Festival 2019, the delay in the review owing to the difficulies during the pandemic of 2020 and 2021. The magazine called the first ever compilation of Malaysian 21st Century piano works "a fascinating and substantial selection of music for today that deserves international attention." Here is the full article below. A…

Composing for trombone - a free virtual workshop on Jan 22

MCC - 1/06/2022

Award-winning bass trombonist Lance Low will be conducting a composition sharing session on 22 January 2022, 7:30pm to 9pm MYT. This workshop, supported by the Malaysian Composers Collective (MCC), is tailored for composers who are interested in writing for trombones or low brass. Free registration and limited spaces are available - register now at bit.ly/lance-composharing Composing for the Trombone 22 Jan, 7:30pm MYT Free Zoom Video Conferencing 90 mins The session will cover: Demonstrations on the technical aspects of the instrument (sound…