Singapore Composers Festival
The Singapore Composers Festival is a celebration of Singaporean and Singapore-based composers and regional new music. Consisting of a vivid line-up of workshops and performances, the festivals bring together diverse composers of all ages, personalities and styles. Each festival premieres works by young composers from our flagship mentorship programme, the CSS Young Composers Forum, while other concert components draw together members of our society often collaborating with overseas composers collectives. Through our festivals, we highlight the colourful diversity of local new music, foster cultural exchange, and provide a platform for contemporary composers to showcase their work, connect with other composers, and engage new audiences.
Upcoming Edition
Singapore Composers Festival 2026 (2nd Edition)
The Singapore Composers Festival returns on 7 June 2026! Come to the world premiere of 15 new musical compositions expressed through exciting percussive and choral interpretations.
The opening concert this year will feature an international collaboration between Singaporean composers from the Composers Society of Singapore (CSS) and Korean composers from composer collective, Space for Sound. The closing concert will premiere works by young composers and their mentors from the CSS Young Composers Forum, our flagship mentorship programme.
There will also be two roundtable chats where the audience can get a behind-the-scenes peek at how the composers and performers collaborate, creating musical works from imagination and inspiration to full-fledged performances.
Past Editions
2024 Edition
Taking place in 2024, the inaugural Singapore Composers Festival featured two concerts and two composer talks, Exploring Alternative Compositional Approaches Through the Lens of Games and How Do You Make Software Sing? The opening concert premiered works from the 2023 edition of the Young Composers Forum, while the closing concert featured a collaboration with the Malaysian Composers Collective.
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“The great classical works were once contemporary works of the respective eras. It is through the performance of new works that allow classical music to keep on evolving and pushing its own boundaries.” This year, the opening concert of the 2026 Singapore Composers...
“By performing new music, we archive the present: the present day world, the Singapore of now, with all its multi-layered noise.” This year, the closing concert of the 2026 Singapore Composers Festival will premiere choral works by young composers and mentors of the...
“One of the most exciting things about being a Singapore composer is that there is no history for us to rely on. We have to create our own paths ahead and that is a really exciting feeling for a composer!” This year, the opening concert of the 2026 Singapore Composers...
“Every country possesses its own unique traditions and cultural heritage, the depth and value of which cannot be expressed in a single word. For composers who have made creative work their calling, the opportunity to come together across borders is, I believe, an...
"Building the future starts from the present," says Alicia De Silva, on her reasons for joining the CSS Young Composers Forum as a mentor. This year, the YCF mentors will share the stage with the younger composers in the closing concert of the 2026 Singapore Composers...
"When I think about a 'Gen Z sound', I think about fluidity. This generation moves easily between genres, mediums, and aesthetics." Is there a Gen Z sound? Tune in to hear what the CSS Young Composers say about Gen Z composers and their works. This year’s Singapore...
"Singapore has many prominent arts festivals, but none dedicated specifically to the work of Singaporean or Singapore-based composers." When the Composers Society of Singapore (CSS) created the inaugural Singapore Composers Festival in 2024, we wanted to not just...
This year's Festival will feature an international collaboration between the composers from the Composers Society of Singapore and South Korean composers collective Space for Sound as well as exciting new works by young composers from the CSS Young Composers Forum....
Final open rehearsals for the 3rd edition of the Young Composers Forum concluded on 8 April 2026. Led by Cultural Medallion recipient and SYC Ensemble Singers Artistic Director, Jennifer Tham, the singers performed a score reading and rehearsed four choral works by...
Organised by Composers Society of Singapore, Singapore Composers Festival 2026 is happening on 7th June 2026. We are pleased to announce a Call for Scores for the Opening Concert of the Singapore Composers Festival. Selected works will be premiered by the acclaimed...
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“The great classical works were once contemporary works of the respective eras. It is through the performance of new works that allow classical...
“By performing new music, we archive the present: the present day world, the Singapore of now, with all its multi-layered noise.” This year, the...
“One of the most exciting things about being a Singapore composer is that there is no history for us to rely on. We have to create our own paths...
“Every country possesses its own unique traditions and cultural heritage, the depth and value of which cannot be expressed in a single word. For...
"Building the future starts from the present," says Alicia De Silva, on her reasons for joining the CSS Young Composers Forum as a mentor. This...
"When I think about a 'Gen Z sound', I think about fluidity. This generation moves easily between genres, mediums, and aesthetics." Is there a Gen Z...
"Singapore has many prominent arts festivals, but none dedicated specifically to the work of Singaporean or Singapore-based composers." When the...
This year's Festival will feature an international collaboration between the composers from the Composers Society of Singapore and South Korean...
Final open rehearsals for the 3rd edition of the Young Composers Forum concluded on 8 April 2026. Led by Cultural Medallion recipient and SYC...
Join us for our final Young Composers Forum open rehearsal! The session will consist of a score reading of four choral works by young composers of...
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