Through videos, seminars and interviews, the Composers Society of Singapore promotes local composers and showcase their music to the wider public.
Projects
Singapore Composers Festival
Since the formation of the Composers Society of Singapore in 2007, we have been dedicating ourselves to the promotion and documentation of new music in Singapore, as well as creating opportunities for the creation of new music. The inaugural Singapore Composers Festival, held on 23 March 2024, seeks to fulfill these three key missions. With sufficient funding, we hope to make this a yearly event.
– Dates and details for the next festival have not been announced. Please stay tuned! –
Festival 2024
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. Recordings of the talks and concerts are being archived on our YouTube Channel. Check out the playlist here!
Programme
Recent News
Links to blog posts about the festival
https://www.cssingapore.org/post/css-presents-singapore-composers-festival
https://www.cssingapore.org/post/straits-times-review-of-singapore-composers-festival
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Young Composers Forum
In 2016, the Composers Society of Singapore launched its first edition of the Young Composers Forum, a mentorship programme for young composers under the age of twenty-one, who are considering a career in composition.
Under the tutelage of senior CSS composers, up to 10 aspiring young composers will be guided through a 6-month creative period consisting of meet-the-musicians sessions, masterclasses and workshops, while working towards writing new piece for the YCF ensemble-in-residence. The programme culminates in a final concert, featuring the works written during the programme.
Recordings of the 2023 YCF Concert have been archived on our YouTube channel. Check out the playlist!
– Dates and details for the next YCF have not been announced. Please stay tuned! –
– Dates and details for the next festival have not been announced. Please stay tuned! –
Past Editions
YCF 2023: https://www.cssingapore.org/ycf
YCF 2016: page not available on current website
Recent News
https://www.cssingapore.org/post/1st-session-of-young-composers-forum-with-resident-ensemble-weird-aftertaste
https://www.cssingapore.org/post/young-composers-forum-sharing-sessionhttps://www.cssingapore.org/post/young-composer-forum-reading-session
https://www.cssingapore.org/post/css-young-composers-forum-workshop-featured-on-lianhe-zaobao
https://www.cssingapore.org/post/css-young-composers-forum-reading-session-with-weird-aftertaste-ensemble
Participant Reflections
Andre Goh: https://www.cssingapore.org/post/andre-goh-reflections-on-ycf-2023
Chan Hao Li: https://www.cssingapore.org/post/chan-hao-li-reflections-on-ycf-2023
Grace Sen: https://www.cssingapore.org/post/grace-sen-reflections-on-ycf-2023
Joel Tan: https://www.cssingapore.org/post/joel-tan-reflection-on-ycf-2023
Mah Ji Rui: https://www.cssingapore.org/post/mah-ji-rui-reflections-on-ycf-2023
Tjan Yi Xuan: https://www.cssingapore.org/post/tjan-yi-xuan-reflections-on-ycf-2023
Xavier Hui: https://www.cssingapore.org/post/xavier-hui-reflection-on-ycf-2023
Verena Low: (has yet to submit her reflection)
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