The Composers Society of Singapore is the national representative to the Asian Composers League (ACL). The ACL was founded in 1973 with the purpose of promoting the art music activities in Asian countries, as well as fostering mutual exchange between these countries. Today, the ACL is the most vibrant and influential contemporary music organization in the Asia-Pacific region.

​​ACL Conferences and Festivals are hosted annually and biennially by member countries under the auspices of the ACL. It is an important venue for promising Asian-Pacific composers with different cultural backgrounds to present their works, exchange ideas, and build solidarity. Concerts at ACL Conferences and Festivals are also unique in that they encourage performances of traditional music of the Asia-Pacific region, and encourage performances of contemporary music which uses both Western and Asian-Pacific instruments and influences.

​The 31st ACL Festival was hosted in Singapore in 2013 by CSS at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. The three-day festival ‘Multiculturalism in Asian Contemporary Music’ took place between 20 – 23 September 2013. In subsequent years, CSS composers have continued to represent Singaporean music in later iterations of the festival, taking place in places all over the Asia-Pacific region.

The 37th Asian Composers League (ACL) Festival & Conference will be held in Kawasaki, Japan, between 3 – 7 February 2025. We are pleased to announce that the following Singapore composers have been selected to participate in the 37th ACL Conference and Festival/Asian Music Festival 2025 in Kawasaki, Japan:

Chamber Music Concert II BRASS (Wed, 5th Feb, 17:30)

HO Chee Kong: Following for Trumpet and Tuba

TOH Yan Ee: Flux for Trumpet, Horn, Trombone and Tuba

Trumpets: SOGABE Kiyonori, SATO Tomonori

Horn: DOYAMA Atsushi

Trombone: MURATA Kosei

Tuba: HASHIMOTO Shinya

Chamber Music Concert III STRINGS (Wed, 5th Feb, 19:00)

Yu Hng NG: I Came, I Slept, I Departed for String Quartet

Violin 1: MATSUOKA Maiko

Violin 2: KAMEI Yoshu

Viola: SAKODA Kei

Violoncello: TAKEMOTO Seiko

ACL Young Composers Awards Competition Concert

(Thu, 6th Feb, 14:00)

KOH Cheng Jin: Dry Humor for Saxophone Quartet

Saxophones: OISHI Masanori, EGAWA Ryoko, TOMIOKA Yuko, TANAKA Takuya

Chamber Music Concert VI PERCUSSION (Fri, 7th Feb, 17:00)​

Robert CASTEELS: Arch opus 140 for Percussion Trio

Percussion: KANDA Yoshiko, KATAOKA Ayano, TOZAKI Karin

Orchestra Concert (Fri, 7th Feb, 19:00)

HOH Chung Shih: Distancing Etude for Orchestra

Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: YAMASHITA Kazufumi