35th Asian Composers League (ACL) Conference and Festival

by | Jan 1, 2019 | ACL Festival, News

National Theater & Concert Hall, Taipei
Soochow University (Waishuanghsi Campus)
Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA)

19-23 October 2018 (F-Tu)

The 35th Asian Composers League (ACL) Conference and Festival will be held in Taipei, Taiwan. We are proud to announce that works from Singapore can be presented for this important regional event. If you happen to be in Taipei, do look out for these performances!

Chua Jon Lin (Singapore): Mind Monkey for percussion trio (2017)-Taiwan Premiere | Performer: Ju Percussion Group | Time: 2018/10/22 MON 19:30 | Venue: TNUA Concert Hall

Ho Chee Kong (Singapore): Folksongs for percussion trio (2018)-World Premiere | Performer: Ju Percussion Group | Time: 2018/10/22 MON 19:30 | Venue: TNUA Concert Hall

Hoh Chung Shih (Singapore): Variations (on the brink) for 8-part vocal ensemble or choir (2006)-Taiwan Premiere | Conductor: Yun-Hung CHEN | Choral Music Concert | Choir: Taipei Chamber Singers | Time: 2018/10/21 SUN | Venue: National Recital Hall

Emily Koh (Singapore): Resonate for mixed Western and Chinese instruments (2017)-World Premiere | Conductor: Paul Tien-Chi LIN & Tai-chi CHEN | Chamber Music for Chinese and Western Instruments | Time: 2018/10/20 SAT 13:30 | Venue: Soochow University Song Yi Hall

Joyce Bee Tuan Koh (Singapore): Waiting for piano quintet, 2nd mvt.“Waiting”& 4th mvt. “Let’s stop talking for a minute”(2009)-Taiwan Premiere | Conductor: Mei-Fang LIN | Chamber Music Concert II | Time: 2018/10/21 SUN 19:30 | Venue: National Recital Hall | Performers: TNUA New Music Workshop and TNUA Musicians

Wang Chenwei (Singapore): Confluence (Chinese orchestra version) (2009)-Taiwan Premiere | Venue: TNUA Experimental Theatre | Conductor: YuanYu LIAO | Ensemble: TCO Academy Orchestra | Time: 2018/10/23 TUE 19:30 | Venue: TNUA Concert Hall

Ding Jian Han (Singapore): Duet for clarinet in B♭ and contrabass (2018)-World Premiere | ACL Young Composers Competition Concerts I+II | Time: 2018/10/22 MON 12:00 | Venue: TNUA Dance Theatre

Peter Ivan Edwards (Singapore): Pachinko Mobile (2018)-World Premiere | Electroacoustics Concert | Time: 2018/10/22 MON 16:00 | Venue: TNUA Experimental Theatre

We are also happy to announce that Chen Zhangyi will present a forum presentation of his works for ACL 2018:

Chen Zhangyi (Singapore): “Eclecticism in a Chamber Opera Trilogy of Food, Shopping, and Coffee” — Forum II: Fusion and Transformation – Asian Contemporary Compositions since 1990 ~ Hearing Asia in Music | Time: 2018/10/23 Tue 10:00

See you all in Taipei!

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