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In 2016, the Composers Society of Singapore launched its first edition of the Young Composers Forum (YCF),<\/strong> a mentorship programme for aspiring and emerging young composers who are considering a career in composition. Riding on the success of the first YCF, a subsequent edition was launched in 2023, and a third edition is currently underway in 2025.<\/p>\n

As part of the programme, aspiring young composers are guided through a 6-month creative period where they will write and workshop a new piece for the YCF ensemble-in-residence under the tutelage of senior CSS composer mentors. The forum will consist of meet-the-musicians sessions, workshops, and regular consultation with the mentors, culminating in a final concert, where the works written during the programme will be premiered.<\/p>\n

Through this programme, CSS hopes to assist young composers in bridging the gap between theory and practice, granting them the opportunity to work with real musicians in a professional setting, while also getting to know the creative process of a professional composer mentor on a deeper level. They will also get to workshop and premiere pieces that will serve as portfolio pieces as they move on to pursue further studies or professional work.<\/p>\n

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Under the tutelage of senior CSS composers, Alicia De Silva, Bertram Wee, Danny Imson and Ding Jian Han, as well as SYC Music Director and Cultural Medallion recipient, Jennifer Tham, four young composers will write a new piece for the YCF 2025 ensemble in residence, the SYC (Singapore Youth Choir) Ensemble Singers, to be premiered\u00a0at the\u00a0<\/span>Singapore Composers Festival<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>2026.<\/p>\n

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Participants of the 1st YCF were invited to compose works for an ensemble consisting of the violin, cello, clarinet, bansuri (South Indian flute), Chinese flutes, and gambus, under the guidance of music director, Mr Clarence Tan, music director, and composer mentor, Dr Robert Casteels. Their works were premiered at the very first YCF Showcase Concert at the Arts House on 12 June 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Taking place from October 2023 to March 2024, participants of the 2nd YCF were invited to compose works for artist-driven new music collective, weird aftertaste, under the guidance of composer mentors, Dr. Joyce Beetuan Koh, Dr. John Sharpley, and Ms. Tan Yuting. Their works were premiered at the Peranakan Museum during the inaugural Singapore Composers Festival on 23 March 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

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