Congratulations to Eric James Watson and Emily Koh

by Composers Society of Singapore | Oct 15, 2019 | News

The Composers Society of Singapore (CSS) heartily congratulates CSS members Eric James Watson and Emily Koh for winning the Cultural Medallion and Young Artist Award respectively. These are prestigious awards from the National Arts Council (NAC) Singapore. Bravissimo to both of them!

You can read more about Eric Watson in this article by The Straits Times on 15 Oct 19:
https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/a-westerner-with-interest-in-south-east-asian-music

Here is article about Emily Koh by Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报) on 15 Oct 19 :

Congratulations to Eric James Watson and Emily Koh

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