Overview of Projects
Through videos, seminars and interviews, the Composers Society of Singapore promotes local composers and showcase their music to the wider public.
Singapore Composers Festival
A festival featuring talks and workshops relating to composition, and concerts featuring pieces composed by Singapore composers. The 2024 festival featured talks by two of our own CSS members, two concerts showcasing works by our own local talents, and a cross-country collaboration with the Malaysia Composers Collective.
Young Composers Forum
A mentorship programme for young composers (under 21) considering a career in composition. Under the mentorship of professional CSS members, participants undergo a six-month creative period, culminating in a final concert. The second edition of the Young Composers Forum took place in 2023.
Composer of the Month
a monthly series which showcases the lives and works of living Singapore composers. This is conducted through the form of written and video interviews which are featured on our various social media platforms.
CSS Reviews
CSS Reviews is a CSS writing initiative, providing reviews of concerts and events featuring new music, as well as “what-to-expect” guides for audience members who are interested in attending these events but feel daunted by new music!
CSS Score Follower
Every month, we post a video on our YouTube channel of a performance of a work by one of our members, with the score overlaid so that viewers can follow along. Our goal for this project is to give our members more exposition, bringing Singaporean music to a wider audience, and also to serve as an archival of our Singapore compositions.
Follow our specially curated playlist of score follower videos of works by Singaporean composers!
CSS Presents
A series of workshops conducted by CSS members on topics relating to composition. These workshops serve as a platform for CSS members to share their expertise in various areas with each other and with members of the public.
31st ACL Festival
The 31st Asian Composers League Festival was hosted in Singapore in 2013 by the Composers Society of Singapore. The festival was organised in conjunction with other major music organisations and featured eight concerts and one symposium.
Follow our specially curated playlist of score follower videos of works by Singaporean composers!
CSS Showcases SG New Music Talents
A digital concert programme showcasing works & ideas for new music by Singaporean composers, produced under support of the National Arts Council’s Digital Presentation Grant (DPG) during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Say Say Borak
Our series of musical discussion-seminars for the wider Singapore public. Stay tuned for the session in May 2023!
Composing Monumentality
This project is a collaboration with the Composers Society of Singapore to pay homage to pioneer composers. Through a series of online lecture-seminars, Composing Monumentality chronicles the major accomplishments of pioneer composers after Singapore’s independence towards the building of a canon or standard repertory.
We hope to raise awareness of their historical achievements for the younger generation of Singaporeans through these public forums. Researchers will study the phenomenon of artistic and musical monumentality in our nation-state.
Broadcast
Through online interviews with CSS Member Composers, we aim to invite composers to share their working processes, extra-musical interests and inspirations, perspectives on music and composition, and life as a composer.
Local & International Collaborations
Over the years, the Composers Society of Singapore has collaborated with a number of organizations in order to promote Singapore new music and new music composers locally and internationally.
More Activities
“The 37th Asian Composers League Conference & Festival will be held in Kawasaki, Japan, next month (February 2025), with works by six members of...
We are pleased to announce that for the call-for-scores, the following works have been selected for ACL-KOREA concerts by ACL-Korea this year, out...
The Composers Society of Singapore (CSS) heartily congratulates Ding Jian Han for winning 3rd prize of 2018 ACL Young Composer Award for his work...
We are pleased to announce that the following CSS members and their works have been selected for ACL Vietnam 2016. Robert CasteelsCu Rua Symphonic...
Wonderful news, our Singapore Bertram Wee won the 2nd prize of the Asian Composers’ League Manila 2015 Festival (Theme:Likha-Likas, reconfiguring...
![[CANCELLED] ACL 2020 Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand](https://cssingapore.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/acl2020-callforscores-400x137.png)
Owing to the global COVID-19 situation, the organisers of the ISCM 2020 and ACL 2020 festivals have decided to cancel them. They will now most...
Thank you to Xiao Wen for this haunting addition to our Score Follower video series!The Score Follower video series features new works by...
Since 2020, the Composers Society of Singapore (CSS) has been releasing a monthly series for our Musings section, Composer of the Month! The...
Ding Yi Music Company held their 6th Chamber Music Festival from 12 December to 15 December. This year’s festival features festival artist Yang Xue...
Thank you to Grace Sen for the latest addition to our Score Follower video series! Medea was written as part of CSS’ Young Composers Forum and was...
Join As Member
As member of the Composers Society of Singapore (CSS), you will be able to receive opportunities to be featured on various CSS platforms through initiatives such as Composers of the Month, our Score Follower Videos, and other initiatives.
Support Our Work
The Composers Society of Singapore is a non-profit organization that aims to foster the creation of new music in Singapore, and promote Singapore's new music locally and abroad. Your donations will support our projects.