Project IDIOM: Joyce Koh

by Composers Society of Singapore | May 28, 2020 | News

After their inaugural concert on Mar 2019, Project IDIOM is releasing profiles of Singaporean composers and composers in Singapore.

Recently, Project IDIOM has added a few Singapore composers.

The next one CSS has chosen to highlight is Joyce Beetuan Koh, an esteemed Singaporean composer and educator! She is a Vice Dean, Interdisciplinary Studies and Academic Enhancement Unit and a Senior Lecturer at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA).

Check out her profile and interview with Project IDIOM at Project IDIOM’s webpage (link below)!

Photo Credit: Project IDIOM

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