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Fundamentals of research for creative writing - a lecture by Dr Johan Othman
Whether you are interested in researching a subject for the Jalur Kita Cerita Kita project by MCC-MPO, or simply want to broaden the scope and depth of your ideas when composing a piece of music, the fundamentals of research as explained in the lecture by composer Dr Johan Awang Othman, senior lecturer at University Sains Malaysia in Penang, will prove immensely useful. Watch the lecture here, on Malaysian Composers TV:
CALL FOR SCORES: Jalur Kita Cerita Kita - an MPO-MCC collaboration
The Malaysian Composers Collective (MCC), in collaboration with Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) announces call for scores for the project, Jalur Kita Cerita Kita in conjunction with Malaysia Day 2022. Malaysian composers are invited to write a new composition based on any chosen aspects relating to one of the Malaysian states provided for in the form. The selected aspects can consist of a wide range of ideas pertaining to any one of the states such as its folklore, legends, traditional arts and crafts, poetry, songs, dances, vi…
Congratulations to the finalists of Free Hand 2022 set for this June 25th!
In June will be the second time the Free Hand festival will take place, after the highly successful Free Hand 2019. This round an all-new list of Malaysian composers, both young and established, will show their various styles in piano writing. Come and listen to their works this June 28th at UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur! Congratulations to the finalists for Free Hand 2022: Ainolnaim Azizol: Bertabuh Chan Wei Tuck: Contemplation Jessica Cho: Arrhythmia Rayner Naili: Secluded Voice Nicole Ong: Piano Variations No. 1 Johan Othma…
Beauty in atonality: Jessica Cho's Capricious for Schott's new book launched on Feb 9
On 9 February 2022 German music publisher Schott launched three books on piano pieces by women, which included a commission from composer Jessica Cho for a new piece. For the book, Cho wrote Capricious, a wonderful miniature that in its 2 minute duration encompasses a variety of moods, from calm and serene to sudden leaps of energy. The language is very much in the style and spirit of her previous piano works like 5 Little Pieces for piano - which won an award at the Asian Composers League Festival in Taiwan in 2011 - and combines a beautifu…
Call for scores - Free Hand Festival 2022 - deadline 14 February
UPDATED: The deadline for submission has been extended till 14 Februrary, 2022. The Malaysian Composers Collective (MCC) is proud to partner with UCSI Institute of Music for the 2nd Free Hand Contemporary Composers Piano Festival 2022. During the festival, two composers will be selected to receive a commission to write a new piano work which will be the set piece for Senior and Young Artist Categories for the UCSI University International Piano Festival & Competition in 2022. This festival/competition is opened to all Malaysians both loca…
International Piano magazine calls Free Hand Anthology 'fascinating and substantial'
Last September, the leading magazine for the piano world'International Piano' published a wonderful review of the Free Hand Anthology Vol 1 that MCC published at the end of 2019 after the first ever Free Hand Festival 2019, the delay in the review owing to the difficulies during the pandemic of 2020 and 2021. The magazine called the first ever compilation of Malaysian 21st Century piano works "a fascinating and substantial selection of music for today that deserves international attention." Here is the full article below. A…
Composing for trombone - a free virtual workshop on Jan 22
Award-winning bass trombonist Lance Low will be conducting a composition sharing session on 22 January 2022, 7:30pm to 9pm MYT. This workshop, supported by the Malaysian Composers Collective (MCC), is tailored for composers who are interested in writing for trombones or low brass. Free registration and limited spaces are available - register now at bit.ly/lance-composharing Composing for the Trombone 22 Jan, 7:30pm MYT Free Zoom Video Conferencing 90 mins The session will cover: Demonstrations on the technical aspects of the instrument (sound…
MPO review: Modernism and romanticism
The final part of the MPO’s Malaysian composers chamber series, which saw nine works premiered throughout the month of November 2021, was a showcase of the rich diversity of styles of our composers, from the young voices of the adventurous Ainolnaim Azizol and Ilysia Tan, to the well-established gorgeousness of Vivian Chua. First up is Ilysia Tan, a final year student at Yong Siew Toh Convervatory in Singapore, a highly promising young composer who is quickly developing her musical voice, as shown by her piece Addiction to Perfection for stri…
MCC's Free Hand Anthology I has been released on Faber Music.
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