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Premieres in 2009 - 2010

29 Mar 2011, Alburquerque, New Mexico
Ng Chong Lim

Footprints (2011)
for piano
The completed work, first previewed at the YCW08 will be premiered along with Chong's Morning Mist for piano and cello at the John Donald Robb Composer's Symposium 2011.

Ng completes his solo piano work of three movements that was first previewed in 2008 at the HSBC Young Composers Workhop 08.

10 Mar 2011, KL
Johan Othman

Music and sound for
'A Modern Woman Called Ang Tau Mui'
for the Five Arts production at Annexe Gallery KL (10 - 13 Mar) and Studio at Straits, Penang (18 - 20 Mar). Additional music by Ngiao Tzu En

11 Nov 2010, Sheffield, UK
Jessica Cho

Landscape, 5 Little Pieces for Piano

for piano
At a recital of contemporary works from Messiaen to Kurtag by the composer and by Jonathan Gooing.

15 Apr 2010, Brauweiler, Germany
Ng Chong Lim

Amorphous

for string orchestra
At the international New Music Festival "Streams" by Stream Festival Orchestra, conducted by Christoph Maria Wagner

6 Dec 09, Melbourne
C H Loh
Winter Night On The River
for 2 saxophones, shakuhachi and percussion
at the Melbourne Composers’ League ‘Four Seasons’ Spring Concert performed by Lachlan Davidson and Tony Hicks (saxophones), Andrew MacGregor (shakuhachi) and Eugene Ughetti (percussion)

The Melbourne Composers’ League is holding the next of their regular ‘Four Seasons’ concerts on 6 December 09. The coming instalment, titled "Spring", will feature Australian and Malaysian works.

C H Loh's Winter Night On The River for 2 saxophones, shakuhachi and percussion is one of the works that form the Malaysian part of the programme, alongside Australian composers Katy Abbott, Ros Bandt, Simon Charles, Lachlan Davidson, Stuart Greenbaum, Andrián Pertout and Antonio Tenace.

The concert features an interesting combination of performers - Lachlan Davidson and Tony Hicks (saxophones), Andrew MacGregor (shakuhachi) and Eugene Ughetti (percussion).

29 Nov, KL
Johan Othman

Neutral Spaces
for piano
at the KL Contemporary Music Festival, performed by Ensemble Mosaik

28 Nov, KL
Teh Tze Siew

The East
for ensemble
at the KL Contemporary Music Festival, performed by HKNME

27 Nov, KL
Ahmad Muriz

Desir Angin Cina Selatan
for 2 traditional players and flute

Tan Zi Hua
Under the Homotopic Silhouettes

for flute (picc), clarinet, piano, violin and cello

CH Loh
Illegal Structures III

for flute (bass fl), bass clarinet, percussion, violin, viola, cello and tape

Ng Chong Lim
Morning Mist

for cello and piano

Ngiao Tzu-En
A Precipitation of Sparrows
for flute solo

Hardesh Singh
Jasper Singh Pestonji

for bass clarinet, cello and tape

at the KL Contemporary Music Festival, performed by Ensemble Mosaik

The KL Contemporary Music Festival 09 premiered numerous Malaysian and regional compositions in the largest contemporary music event in the region for 2010.

Nov 2009, Penang
Johan Othman

Conference Of The Birds
Opera with libretto by William Radice
Premiere workshop performance by Five Arts and co-produced by James Lochhead

At long last, Johan Othman's opera in progress sees fruition at the end of Nov 09 with a workshop performance to be held in Penang. The hour-long opera is based on a 12th century Persian poem Mantiq-ut-Tayr by Farid ud-Din Attar about the kingdom of birds in search for their lost monarch Simorgh. Malaysian audiences got a brief glimpse of Othman's allegorical opera when a short aria from the work, Dying In Order To Live, was premiered at the HSBC Young Composers Workshop 08.

21 May 09, Reykjavik
Teh Tze Siew

Bamboo Forest

for chamber ensemble
international premiere by the Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra at the Women From The East concert

Teh Tze Siew's Bamboo Forest, which was performed during the MPO Forum II in 2007, will receive its international premiere in a chamber version in Reykjavik, Iceland. The work will be programmed by the Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra as part of the Women From The East concert on 21 May 09 along with works of Sofia Gubaidulina, Franghiz Alizadeh and Lera Auerbach.

20 Apr 09, Edinburgh
Neo Nai Wen

From the Rainforest
for alto flute, trumpet and cello
at Noisy Nigts@Traverse, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland performed by the Red Note Ensemble

Neo's submission to the Noisy Nights call for scores was selected for performance at the upcoming event at the Traverse Theatre, where the work will receive its world premiere.

Noisy Nights are the Traverse's new music nights - performed by the newly-formed professional Red Note Ensemble. The first Noisy Night was in the Bar of the Traverse Theatre on Monday 23rd Feb 2009 for works of 5 minutes each, instrumentation Vn / Cl (BCl) / Trb / Vibes. Noisy Nights are supported by Seven Things, the Traverse Theatre, SAC and the PRS Foundation.

Listen to From The Rainforest at Neo's myspace site.

7 Jan 09, Bangkok
CH Loh

Maekhong
for Saxophone Quartet
at Mahidol University, Thailand, performed by Low Chee Meng and the Mahidol Saxophone Quartet

Malaysian saxophonise and lecturer at Mahidol University Low Chee Meng commissioned this work for performance by his quartet, formed by the senior lecturers of the University's saxophone section. The work is inspired by memories of the Thai mouth organ Khaen, whose sound is often heard in the folk music of the Northeast region of Thailand.

 

Premieres in 2008

24-25 Nov 08, Albania
Tan Zi Hua

Gate of Tears (Bab-al-Mandeb)
for string quartet
at the Ton de Leeuw 2008 International Competition for Young Composers at Tirania, Albania.

Winner of the inaugural HSBC Young Composers Workshop Tan Zi Hua finds his string quartet, written in a burst of inspiration after his success, amongst the 12 finalists for the Ton de Leeuw 2008 International Competition for Young Composers held in Albania.

Lee Chie-Tsang
Illusory Mirror
for chamber ensemble
at the Ton de Leeuw 2008 International Competition for Young Composers at Tirania, Albania.

 

13 Jul 08, KL
Young Composers Workshop 08 Premieres:

Workshop Finalists
Chow Jun Yan
Childhood

Chow Jun Yi
Trio Dance II

Neo Nai Wen
Qi Qiu (Pray)

Ng Shyh Poh
Scene

Tan Zi Hua
Images of Wind II

Honourable Mention:
Chin Hong Da

Longing For Home**

Chee Su Yen, Joyce Ho, Lee Yin Hwa (piano), Yong How Keen (oboe), Vincent Kok (flute)
**Chin Hui Zhian (piano), Asyraff b Azmy (flute)

Six pieces by young composers under the age of 28 were premiered at the inaugural HSBC Young Composers Workshop 2008 coorganised by the Malaysian Composers Collective and held at KLPac during the HSBC Classics Piano Festival 2008.

Guest composers
Ng Chong Lim
...footprints


Johan Othman
Dying In Order To Live
the dancing mouse

The workshop concert also featured works by guest composers, including the premiere of Ng Chong Lim's new piano piece ...Footprints, performed by the composer, the premiere of and of Dying In Order To Live, an excerpt from an opera in progress by Johan Othman, performed by soprano Chin Yen Lin and pianist Chee Su Yen. Chin also gave the Malaysian premiere of his vocal piece the dancing mouse accompanied by harpist Tan Keng Hong. A Malaysian premiere of Chong's piano work Splattered Landscape was given by the winner of the HSBC Classics Piano Festival Competition 2008.

The HSBC Classics Piano Festival Competition 2008 also featured compulsory test pieces by Malaysian composers during the competition's semi finals rounds:

  • Ng Chong Lim: A Distant Voice of the Rain Forest (fragments from 'Rimba')*
  • Lee Chie-Tsung: Autumn Steps
  • Adeline Wong: Alternating Current*

    *premieres

16 Jun 08, Hamburg
13 Jul 08, Kuala Lumpur

Johan Othman

the dancing mouse
for soprano and harp
William Radice book lauch
HSBC Young Composers Workshop 2008

Penang-based Johan Othman is moving into vocal territory with his piece for voice and harp, based on a poem written by William Radice. A recording of Othman's work will be premiered during the launch of Radice's new book in Hamburg, Germany. A version for counter-tenor and harp will also be performed during the HSBC Young Composers Workshop 2008 concert at KLPac on 13 July 2008.

 

5 Jun 08, KL
Ng Shyh Poh

Science Fiction &
A Land Far Away
for chorus
6th Young Singers Choral Festival at KLPac

Ng premieres a new experimental piece Science Fiction at the festival held at KLpac. The vocal piece is written out on a graphic score, which should produce interesting results! The same festival also features Ng's A Land Far Away, which won the first prize at the 1st Asian Choir Games Jakarta 2007.

 

Premieres in 2007 and earlier

14 Nov 07
Tazul Tajuddin
Tazul Tajuddin's Piano Concerto "Warna Yang Bernada " (Sound Colour) premiered in London on 14 Nov 07 at the Cadogan Hall with the London Sinfonietta as part of Malaysia's 50th Anniversary celebration. The work was performed by Malaysian pianist Bobby Chen, and also featured as the premiere of Benjamin Britten's ribute to Malaysia in the Fifties titled
Sketch for Malaya (1956) arranged by Tajuddin. The work consists of 3 continuous movements titled Gentar Gemerancang, Lagu Dalam Mimpi and Meditasi Nada Tiga. ‘The piece is based on a gamelan piece and is also related to my impressions of Malaysian independence,’ writes Tajuddin from London.

31 Aug 07
Adeline Wong's work for orchestra and wayang kulit ensemble with live shadow puppet Empunya Yang Beroleh Sita Dewi premiered on 31 Aug 07 at Dewan Filharmonik as part of Malaysia's 50th Anniversary celebrations. The work presents a western orchestra in collaboration with a traditional ensemble led by Eddin Khoo's Kumpulan Wayang Kulit Anak Seri Baju Merah.

July 2007
Premiere recording of Johan Othman's Composition For Piano No. 8 (2004) were made in preparation for the CD anthology Faith, Hope & Chaos produced by Hardesh Singh and CH Loh in collaboration Off The Edge magazine.

Other international premieres in 2007 include Tazul Tajuddin's In Liquid Praise of Sound Refraining for a narrator, 4 singers, (London, UK) and CH Loh's Toccata From 3 KL Miniatures by the Aroha Quartet (New Zealand).

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