About Malaysian Composers Collective

About Malaysian Composers Collective

MCC - 12/02/2007

MCC is a non-profit ogranisation to promote Malaysian contemporary classical music, and is registered under Persatuan Komposer Kolektif (ROS PPM-008-10-02112016). Since its inception in 2008 MCC has chalked many milestones and firsts: it produced Malaysia's first anthology of contemporary composers 'Faith, Hope & Chaos' in collaboration with Off The Edge magazine, organised the country's first young composer's workshop with HSBC Bank in 2007, Malaysia's first new music festival in 2009 with Goethe Institut, among …

Brand New Beat - feature on the first MPO Forum for composers

Brand New Beat - feature on the first MPO Forum for composers

MCC - 2/18/2004

Brand New Beat One man braved the riot police and tear gas to witness the birth of Malaysian art music repertoire. L6ok out for the next MPO Forum in March. It was a CNN moment. Iraqi flags flew and crowds chanted anti-war slogans. I emerged from Dewar Filharmonik Petronas, which moments earlier echoed not with the familiar strains of Bach or Beethoven, but with brand new music by six young composers given the rare privilege of kicking off a Malaysian art music repertoire right into the demonstrations that had made the news worldwide on S…