{"id":5366,"date":"2015-12-10T23:22:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsite.cssingapore.org\/?p=5366"},"modified":"2025-04-29T14:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:46:54","slug":"notes-from-acl-philippines-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cssingapore.org\/index.php\/2015\/12\/10\/notes-from-acl-philippines-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from ACL Philippines 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f5f2f0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Wonderful news, our Singapore Bertram Wee won the 2nd prize of the Asian Composers\u2019 League Manila 2015 Festival (Theme:Likha-Likas, reconfiguring Music, Nature and Myth) in November 2015. His \u2018Love Song\u2019s for piano, cello and violin was well received and we are very very happy for his achievement.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this highlight, we have 6 other works by Singapore composers presented at this festival.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Sharpley <em>The Secret of Death<\/em>, piano and voice<\/li>\n<li>Bernard Lee 4 <em>Canvases of Soo Pieng<\/em>, for symphonic band<\/li>\n<li>Alicia de Silva Stone, <em>Sand and Darkness<\/em>, for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano<\/li>\n<li>Joyce Beetuan Koh <em>Graffiti II<\/em>, for dancers<\/li>\n<li>Eric Rubio <em>Circus<\/em>, for piano and voice<\/li>\n<li>Robert Casteels <em>S\u00e4lapa, septet opus 102<\/em> for playing, reciting, gesturing, singing, dancing and ambulating performer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Composers Society of Singapore is part of the Asian Composers\u2019 League, and NAC was one of our main supporters when we hosted the festival in 2013!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bertram Wee (Singapore) won 2nd Prize of ACL Festival Manila 2015 Young Composer Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cssingapore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/notesfromacl2015-1.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2em||||false|false&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Notes from ACL Philippines 2015&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cssingapore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/notesfromacl2015-1-1.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2em||||false|false&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Notes from ACL Philippines 2015&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>4th from left \u2013 Alicia de Silva (Singapore) presented her work \u201cStone, Sand and Darkness for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano\u201d at Chamber Music Concert of ACL Festival Manila 2015<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bernard Lee Kah Hong (Singapore) presented his work \u20184 Canvasses of Soo Pieng\u2019 with the University of Philippines Symphonic Band<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cssingapore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/notesfromacl2015-2.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2em||||false|false&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Notes from ACL Philippines 2015&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>John Sharpley, Bertram Wee, Joyce Beetuan Koh, Lynette, Robert Casteels, Alicia de Silvia <\/em><br \/><em>(absent \u2013 Bernard Lee and Eric Rubio)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cssingapore.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/notesfromacl2015-3.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2em||||false|false&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Notes from ACL Philippines 2015&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><em>At the General Assembly on 5 November. Chief Delegates of ACL. First front row from left is Dr Maria Christine Muyco, who is the director and host of this festival.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Keynote speaker Chinary Ung and violist Susanne Ung at Tribute concert on 5 November \u2013 remembering the musical towers of Asia: Francisco F. Feliciano (Philippines, 1941-2014), Ma Shui-Long (Taiwan, 1939-2015), Slamet A. Sjukur (Indonesia, 1935-2015) and Jack Body (NZ, 1944-2015)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wonderful news, our Singapore Bertram Wee won the 2nd prize of the Asian Composers\u2019 League Manila 2015 Festival (Theme:Likha-Likas, reconfiguring Music, Nature and Myth) in November 2015. 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