Composers Society Of Singapore

Founded in 2014, we are national representative for Singapore to the Asian Composers League (ACL). We exist to promote interest in Singapore's new music scene by being a meeting point for, building awareness of and creating opportunities for professionally-trained composers

CSS Composers selected to attend 37th ACL Festival featured in Lianhe Zaobao!

The 37th Asian Composers League Conference & Festival will be held in Kawasaki, Japan with works by six members of the Composers Society of Singapore. The Composers Society is the representative body of Singapore, having hosted the ACL Conference & Festival in 2013. The works selected are by local composers Ho Chee Kong, Toh Yan Ee, Ng Yu Hng, Koh Cheng Jin, Robert Casteels and Hoh Chung Shih.

Straits Times features 6 CSS composers opening Festival Puente!

The Composers Society of Singapore is proud to announce that six of our members have been featured in today’s issue of The Straits Times! The festival will be held in Chile from 11 – 16 November 2024. The festival shines a spotlight on the music of a different country each year, with Singapore being the focus of this year.

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Tears of Night, by Xiao Wen

Thank you to Xiao Wen for this haunting addition to our Score Follower video series! The Score Follower video series features new works by Singaporean composers every month, so be…

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Composer of The Month for Nov-Dec 2024: CHAN Hao Li

Since 2020, the Composers Society of Singapore (CSS) has been releasing a monthly series for our Musings section, Composer of the Month! The Composer of the Month for November-December 2024…

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REVIEW: Ding Yi’s 6th Chinese Chamber Music Festival by Tan Zheng Rui

Ding Yi Music Company held their 6th Chamber Music Festival from 12 December to 15 December. This year’s festival features festival artist Yang Xue and an excellent line-up of local…

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Medea, by Grace Sen

Thank you to Grace Sen for the latest addition to our Score Follower video series! Medea was written as part of CSS' Young Composers Forum and was performed live at…

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Call for Scores: Brasília Orchestral Summit 2025

"We are excited to announce the Brasília Orchestral Summit (BOS) 2025, an exceptional opportunity for composers at any stage of their careers. Whether your music is film, experimental, video-game inspired,…

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Call for Scores: SYC Ensemble Singers “Living Music” Workshop!

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀! SYC Ensemble Singers are now accepting applications to have your new choral work be part of our 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 workshop, which will be co-facilitated by Artistic…

Opportunities

Call for Submissions: International Computer Music Conference 2025

The 50th Anniversary of the International Computer Music Conference will be held in Boston from June 8 – 14, 2025. The details for the call for submissions are as follows:…

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Call for Applications: São Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival 2025

The São Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival (SPCCF) 2025 will take place from August 8 - 17 in the vibrant city of São Paulo, Brazil. Composers are invited to apply and…

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Composer of The Month for Nov-Dec 2024: CHAN Hao Li

Since 2020, the Composers Society of Singapore (CSS) has been releasing a monthly series for our Musings section, Composer of the Month! The Composer of the Month for November-December 2024…

Activities

REVIEW: Ding Yi’s 6th Chinese Chamber Music Festival by Tan Zheng Rui

Ding Yi Music Company held their 6th Chamber Music Festival from 12 December to 15 December. This year’s festival features festival artist Yang Xue and an excellent line-up of local…

Activities

REVIEW: Why I listen to weird aftertaste

weird aftertaste will be performing in their housewarming concert “WEIRD AFTERSPACE” at the Aliwal Arts Centre on Saturday 2nd November, 8pm. Contemporary music is something very close to my heart.…

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Composer of The Month for Sept 2024: Xavier HUI

Since 2020, the Composers Society of Singapore (CSS) has been releasing a monthly series for our Musings section, Composer of the Month! The Composer of the Month for September 2024…

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CSS Composers selected to attend 37th ACL Festival featured in Lianhe Zaobao!

"The 37th Asian Composers League Conference & Festival will be held in Kawasaki, Japan, next month (February 2025), with works by six members of the Composers Society of Singapore selected…

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VOS Presents ‘Remembering Our Stories’!

Join Voices of Singapore's Remembering Our Stories, a heartfelt celebration of Singapore’s rich choral heritage presented by Voices of Singapore’s State Choirs as part of the #SING60 series in 2025.…

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Compositional Workshop ‘Expressionism in Contemporary Music’ with Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival

The highly anticipated Ding Yi Chinese Chamber Music Festival is just on the horizon! The festival returns to Singapore from 12 to 15 December 2024, tracing the journey of Chinese…

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