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Songs of a Wayfarer - Adeline Wong's 'Longing'

Songs of a Wayfarer - Adeline Wong's 'Longing'

MCC - 12/02/2012

The stage is dark and an alien hum fills the air, like that of a spaceship coming in for landing. A lady drags her seemingly leaden suitcase across the stage, and a monolithic image resembling some sort of great gate, appears on the backdrop screen. Slowly a row of music stands is revealed, like runway lights. Five musicians wander through the darkness, searching for their places. And when they are finally seated, we arrive at the beginnings of one of the most remarkable compositions of this year.   This is Adeline Wong’s latest opus,…

Malaysia Remixed - 4 Composers Take On Nationhood

Malaysia Remixed - 4 Composers Take On Nationhood

MCC - 8/02/2012

In collaboration with Malaysia's BFM Radio's new magazine app The B-Side exclusive for tablet and Ipad, four new generation artists-composers from diverse backgrounds have been commissioned to produce a piece of work each in their personal style, to explore the themes of nationhood and what independence means to the youth of today. This project is a contemplation of the recent 55th Independence Day-Malaysia Day celebrations and was conceived by former Off The Edge editor Jason Tan as part of the launch of the new and very unique m…