Interweaves CD launched in Penang, 4 Oct 2016

Malaysia's first ever CD anthology of six works by women composers 'Interweaves' was launched at Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy's office in Komtar, Penang on 4 October, 2016.

Present at the cheque presentation ceremony was the cosponsor foundation Pertubuhan Masyarakat Sihat Tanpa Alkohol Pulau Pinang, members of the national media, the composer and the artist of the cover CD Susan Loone.

At the launch Cho talked about her long held dream to produce a CD of women composers from the time she began researching Clara Schumann, realising the rarity of CDs featuring the music of women composers.

The CD is being promoted through its Facebook page, where those interested can find out how to follow the latest events, get a copy, and share the excitement with others who have received their copy of 'Interweaves':

https://www.facebook.com/interweaves

You can also contact acl.malaysia@gmail.com for a copy of the CD.


Press coverage:


China Press 6-10-2016
Sinchew Daily 5-10-2016


Komponis wanita Malaysia di pentas Asia - Oct 9, Malaysiakini

Mudah bagi kita menemui cakera padat (CD) gubahan komponis terkenal seperti Beethoven atau Mozart di gedung-gedung muzik tempatan.

Tetapi mungkin sukar untuk memperolehi gubahan 'Mozart' dari Malaysia sendiri, walaupun kita tidak ketandusan bakat sebegitu, apatah lagi di kalangan komponis wanita.

Namun, karya komponis wanita Malaysia kini boleh ditemui di pesta Tahunan Liga Komponis Asia (ACL) 2016 di Hanoi.

Perkembangan ini bermula semasa komponis kontemporari, Jessica Cho ditemuramah Malaysians Kini Januari lalu.

Ketika itu dia berkata telah lama berhasrat untuk mengeluarkan CD pertama yang menampilkan barisan komponis wanita Malaysia.

Selepas Ketua Menteri II Pulau Pinang, P Ramasamy, membaca temubual tersebut, beliau menghubungi Cho dan menawarkan tajaan untuk projek idamannya dengan sokongan Pertubuhan Masyarakat Sihat Tanpa Alkohol Pulau Pinang.

Selasa lepas, Cho, yang menetap di Kuala Lumpur, menuju ke utara tanah air untuk melancarkan CD pertamanya ‘Interweaves' (Tenunan), yang juga memaparkan lukisan oleh wartawan dan pelukis Susan Loone.

Cho turut mengadakan sidang medianya di bangunan Komtar di Pulau Mutiara.

"Begitu banyak acara yang berlaku dalam bidang seni dan budaya di sana. Dan kerajaan negeri begitu mengambil berat tentangnya.

"Ia memang membuka mata saya dan membuatkan saya ingin meneruskannya," kata Cho kepada Malaysiakini semalam.

CD Cho menampilkan karya dicipta khas Adeline Wong, ‘Interweaves' untuk kuartet geset, menggunakan motif yang diilhamkan oleh seruan azan. Ia juga mengandungi muzik yang digubah untuk filem seram ‘Chermin’.

Cho menampilkan gubahan piano yang telah memenangkan beliau hadiah ketiga semasa pertandingan komponis remaja di Pesta ACL di Taiwan tahun 2011, dan gubahan ‘Hypnagogic II’ yang persembahan pertamanya di Kuala Lumpur dibatalkan kerana Perhimpunan BERSIH 3 pada hari yang sama.

Pensyarah di Temple of Fine Arts Jyotsna Prakash menyumbangkan karyanya ‘Sukhi’, yang diilhamkan oleh penari Sukhi Shetty; sementara pensyarah di Aswara, Isabella Pek, menampilkan ‘Jambatan Tamparuli’, yang berasaskan lagu asli Sabah.

CD ini bertujuan untuk menampilkan suara komponis kontemporari wanita Malaysia di pentas antarabangsa.

Ia turut diedar di pelbagai acara seperti persembahan di Kinokuniya, KLCC semalam.

Malaysian women composers hit the Asian stage - Oct 9, Malaysiakini

You can easily find a CD of Beethoven or Mozart in our music stores.
But you will be hard pressed to find a CD of Malaysia's own Mozarts
although we are not short of such talent.

 

And so when award-winning composer Jessica Cho was interviewed for
Malaysians Kini in January, she said she long dreamed of producing our
very first CD specially for Malaysian women composers.

 

Her fortunes turned after Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy
read the Malaysians Kini interview, he contacted Cho and offered to
help sponsor her dream project with the aid of Pertubuhan Masyarakat
Sihat Tanpa Alkohol Pulau Pinang.

 

Last Tuesday the Kuala Lumpur based Cho headed north to Komtar to
launch her CD 'Interweaves', which also features the artwork of Penang
journalist and artist Susan Loone.

 

Cho said the experience of her lifetime holding a press conference in
the island city was a great excitement.

 

"There is so many things happening in Penang, in art and culture. And
the government is so supportive.

 

"It was a real eye opener. It makes me want to further," Cho told
Malaysiakini yesterday.

 

Her CD features the compositions by award-winning composer Adeline
Wong, who composed her string quartet 'Interweaves', which uses motifs
inspired by the azan, specially for the CD. It also contains music she
composed for the horror film Chermin.

 

Cho showcases a piano piece that won her the 3rd Prize at the Asian
Composers League young composers competition in Taiwan in 2012, and a
chamber piece Hypnagogic II, whose Kuala Lumpur premiere was cancelled
due to Bersih 3 marching through KLCC on the very day of the concert.

 

Temple of Fine Arts lecturer Jyotsna Prakash contributes her piece
Sukhi, inspired by the dancer Sukhi Shetty, while Aswara lecturer
Isabella Pek showcases her evocative Jambatan Tamparuli, based on the
Sabahan folk song.

 

The CD, which aims to take the voice of Malaysian women composers to
greater heights, will be distributed at regular events such as the
talk at Kinokuniya at KLCC yesterday.


本土女将出另类创作辑.“新音乐”我们也行!
“新音乐”概念在国外音乐圈已非常普及,但却不被本地音乐家看好,有的人甚至很不客气的点出听众不可能花钱来听这种“噪音”!
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(槟城)“新音乐”概念在国外音乐圈已非常普及,但却不被本地音乐家看好,有的人甚至很不客气的点出听众不可能花钱来听这种“噪音”!

就在大马人普遍认为流行音乐才是王道,编曲作曲方面也都从流行音乐着手的时候,28岁的本地钢琴家兼创作人朱嘉宝却大胆将那些遭受恶评的国外“新声音”带入大马。她花了将近两年的时间筹备,包括寻找本地女创作人,希望与她们合作创作新音乐、出专辑。

首张本地女性创作

朱嘉宝找上自己的音乐友人来完成并发布了1000张全马首个由本地女性创作的新音乐曲迷你专辑,名为“Interweaves”(中文译“交织”)。此作品获槟州第二副首席部长拉玛沙米赞助6000令吉制作费。

“很多人不晓得这些作品的存在,我想藉此机会鼓励大马的年轻人或女性创作人朝这方面发展。”

朱嘉宝说,这些光碟将派发给音乐学生及其他利益相关者,民众可通过乐捐给马来西亚作曲家联盟(MCC)方式,向她012-3967268或简讯给负责人龙秀英(Susan Loone)012-4921923索取专辑。

朱嘉宝:早在70年代已入马


朱嘉宝说,新音乐的概念早在70年代经已潜移默化进入大马人的生活中,只是大马的听众们还未察觉而已。

或许老乐人会质疑,她凭什么这么笃定?

她说,她父亲年代的电影制片人已在索引类似当今的新音乐作为当代的电影配乐、特效乐等,以加强电影的视、听觉的效果。

“它就这样走进我们的生活中,而大家也接受了它,只是还未察觉。”
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她坦言,这种音乐的配乐风格多为‘神秘’,很少人能够接受,它一般只会用在电影配乐,尤其是鬼片的背景音乐。

询及是否考虑开办“新音乐”演奏会时,她表示这种这基本上就是一门亏本的生意,很难找到赞助商家。

毕业论文选无关项目
朱嘉宝大胆试出新天地


朱嘉宝是英国密德萨斯(Middlesex)大学音乐学士,主修钢琴表演,之后转往英国谢菲尔德(Sheffield)大学修读创作及现代剧目硕士。

“我学士毕业论文主题选择了与我选修科系无关的‘作曲’项目,连当时的教授也认为我太冒险,但在看到我的论文后却大感意外,并鼓励我继续往这方面发展,当时就开启了我创作的路。”

朱嘉宝是国内近20年来首个代表出席区域作曲家会议的年轻作曲家。她的创作作品专注钢琴独奏与室内乐。

朱嘉宝是吉隆坡人,11岁开始学钢琴,14岁便立志成为钢琴家。

她周二受星洲日报《大北马》社区报记者访时说,她下一张专辑将回到本行,即以钢琴独奏为主。她会尝试写一些适合的曲子,让那些参与钢琴课程第6至第8级别的考生们学习。