AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FESTIVAL “SOUNDBRIDGE 2015”

SUPPORT MESSAGE FROM OUR PATRON YAM TUNKU ZAIN AL-'ABIDIN IBNI TUANKU MUHRIZ:

"Once again, I'm pleased to support the Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers

SoundBridge Contemporary Music Festival. Malaysians with no prior interest in contemporary music are being stimulated as a result of previous SMCC performances, and I hope this year's

festival will reach new audiences and further develop the talent of local composers." The Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers (SMCC) and Studio C will be hosting the SMCC Contemporary Music Festival, “SoundBridge 2015” with three concerts on 30th-31st October 2015. The three concerts will be held at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)’s concert hall in Kuala Lumpur. In addition, there will also be three open rehearsals, composers’ workshops and a panel discussion. All these events will involve Malaysian composers from SMCC, as well as guest composers from Southeast Asia and international guest artists. The festival will feature many well-known local and international musicians and artists, including composer/conductor Chong Kee Yong (Malaysia), pianist Nicholas Ong (Malaysia), Chong Mei Ling (Malaysia), Chee Su Yen (Malaysia), baritone Mak Chi Hoe (Malaysia), soprano Ang Mei Foong (Malaysia), conductor Fam Qing Rui (Malaysia), guqin player Ng Teck Hing (Malaysia), live electronics performer Goh Lee Kwang (Malaysia), vocalist Kok Siew Wai (Malaysia), saxophonist Yong Yandsen (Malaysia), percussionist Bernard Goh (Malaysia), multi-instrumentalist Gideon Alubakhan Chen (Malaysia), Indian classical dance master Datuk Ramli Ibrahim (Malaysia), calligrapher Pang Heng Khan (Malaysia), flutist Daisuke Kino-Shita (Japan), violinist Saori Nakazawa (Japan), cellist Asep Hidayat (Indonesia), clarinetist Tsai Pei-Lun (Taiwan), percussionist Max Riefer (Germany), meta-sax performer Timothy O’Dwyer (Australia), Thai traditional/live electronics performer Pradit Saengkrai, (Thailand), Javanese dancer Agung Gunawan (Indonesia), ASEAN Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME-Malaysia section with Chinese & Western instruments), Sirius Quartet (Germany/Malaysia/New York), and many others. The primary objective of this festival is to foster a deep intercultural exchange between artists from Southeast Asia and beyond. Malaysia and Southeast Asian countries have blossoming avant-garde music scenes, and SMCC and Studio C aim to shed light on them by showcasing original compositions by composers from this region. Our guest artists will share their expertise with local audiences and emerging composers during the festival. In this festival, a group of young composers from this region will collaborate with the artists to bring interdisciplinary projects to fruition. Interdisciplinary art forms such as short films, digital images and other live performance will be featured. These young composers will also benefit from working with the festival ensemble and ultimately obtaining a professional video and audio recording of the performance of their piece. The invited guests will conduct a series of open rehearsals to engage with local music students and audience through various dialogues. At this juncture, I would like to express my deep appreciation to the many individuals and organisations who have contributed to the success of the festival, especially our SMCC patron Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz, colleagues from the Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers and Studio C, Rolf Stehle from the Goethe-Institut (Malaysia), Dr. Chan Cheong-Jan and his team from UMP (Malaysia), Assoc. Prof. Ho Chee Kong from Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (Singapore), Prof. Dieter Mack from Musikhochschule Lübeck (Germany), Prof. Liza Lim from CeReNeM University of Huddersfield (UK), Prof. Chou Wen Chung, Prof. Jonas Baes from University of the Philippines, Prof. Ye GouHui and Prof. Wen DeQing from Shanghai Conservatory of Music (China), Mr. Michael Asmara from Yogyakarta Contemporary Music Festival (Indonesia), Prof. Koji Nakano from Burapha University (Thailand), William Lane from Hong Kong New Music Ensemble (China), Dr. Tazul Tajuddin from UiTM,

Mr. Yii Kah Hoe from Segi College (Subang Jaya), Bernard Goh from Hands percussion (Malaysia), Datuk Ramli Ibrahim from Sutra Foundation (Malaysia) for their assistance and help and all the volunteers of “SoundBridge 2015”. A special mention also goes out to the participants and artists of the festival for their contribution and co-operation. Our gratitude goes to Mr. Nasran B. Nawi for lending his cello for our musician and also UPM lending their instruments to our musicians. Lastly, my deep appreciation goes out to my primary and high school classmates, Mr. Thor Hong Chuan who continue financially support our festival, Mr. Wong Poh Fong sponsored all the printing materials, Mr. Chai Chin Chuan sponsored the festival tote bag, Mr. SEAT Wong sponsored the festival’s T-shirt and many of my friends for their generosity and funding they have contributed in support of the festival.

CHONG KEE YONG Executive producer and Artistic director of Contemporary Music Festival 2015

Director of Studio C and conductor of Ensemble Studio C Vice president of “Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers” (SMCC)

EVENT PROGRAMME October 30 (Friday) Venue: Dewan Kuliah Fakulti Ekologi Manusia 1 (DKFEM1) 9:00am-1:00pm, Free Admission “SoundBridge II” (concert 2)--Open Rehearsal 2:30pm-4:30pm, Free Admission “Malaysian Voices IV” (concert 3)--Open Rehearsal 5:00pm-7:00pm, Free Admission “Connecting cities” (concert 1)- Open Rehearsal 8pm Festival opening speech by the guest of honors and the festival artistic director Chong Kee Yong. 8:30pm-10pm, Admission by Donation-Opening concert Venue: Dewan Kuliah Fakulti Ekologi Manusia 1 (DKFEM1) Concert 1: Festival opening concert “Connecting cities”-featured works by featured composers from different cities. Program: 1. Gatot Danar Sulistiyanto (Indonedia) — “Ular Ular” for amplified voice (MP) [Tribute to guru Slamet A Syukur] * 2. Slamet A Syukur (Indonesia)—“Kabut” for soprano and piano (MP) [In memory of Slamet A Syukur] ** 3. Dieter Mack (Germany)—“Kebyar Baru” for flute and piano (MP) 4. Liza Lim (Australia)— “Inguz” for clarinet and Cello (MP) 5. Wen De Qing (Switzerland/China)—“The shepherd boy's flute” (1999) for flute solo (MP) 6. Ye Guo Hui (China)— “TU GE” for quintet [Fl/Cl/Pno/Vln/Vc] (MP) -----------------------Intermission---------------------------- 7. Jiradej & Prinda Setabundhu (Thailand) )— “Shale Sea” for electronic and video (MP) 8. Daisuke Kino-Shita (Japan)— “Debussyana” for flute solo 9. Chou Wen Chung (USA/China)—“The Willows are New” for piano solo 10.Michael Asmara (Indonesia)—“Quartet” revised version [Fl/Pno/Vln/Vc] (WP) 11. Ho Chee Kong (Singapore)—“Tembusu Evenings” for cello solo 12. Katsuto ITAMOTO (Japan)—“Kaze no Watari" for Violin solo (MP) [In memory of Katsuto ITAMOTO] 13. Jonas Baes (Philippine)—“Passacaglia” for quintet [Fl/Cl/Pno/Vln/Vc] (WP)

Festival ensemble Tsai Pei-Lun [Taiwan], Clarinet/Bass clarinet Asep Hidayat [Indonesia], Cello Chong Mei Ling [Malaysia], Piano Chee Su Yen [Malaysia], Piano Tan Wei Harn [Malaysia], Flute Asian Contemporary Music Society（ADOK) [Japan]: Daisuke Kino-Shita, Flute Saori Nakazawa, Violin * Gatot Danar Sulistiyan [Indonesia], voice ** Ang Mei Foong [Malaysia], soprano Chong Kee Yong [Malaysia], conductor (WP= World Premiere; MP= Malaysia Premiere) ------------------------------------ October 31 (Saturday) 10am-12pm Venue: Dewan Kuliah Fakulti Ekologi Manusia 3 (DKFEM3) Panel Discussion - The Trend of Cross-Media in Contemporary Music-II The discussion session will explore ways in promoting the interaction and collaboration between contemporary music and visual arts. Panelists: Datuk Ramli Ibrahim (Director of Sutra Foundation, Malaysia); Prof. Jonas Baes (Director of The Manila Composers' Lab, Philippine); Dr. Jiradej Setabundhu (Composer, Thailand); Prof. Prinda Setabundhu (Video artist, Thailand), Mr Chong Keat Aun (Radio DJ and performance artist, Malaysia) and Mr. Gregor Huebner (Composer/Violinist of Sirius Quartet, USA/Germany) Moderator: Prof. Dieter Mack (Germany) ------------------------------------ 4pm-6pm, Admission by Donation Venue: Dewan Kuliah Fakulti Ekologi Manusia 1 (DKFEM1) Concert 2: “SoundBridge II” - New works by 4 Malaysians and 4 South East Asian young composers interacting with traditional music, dance, digital image projection, video art, calligraphy, improvisation and live electronics. Festival ensemble Sirius Quartet [USA/Germany/Malaysia]: Fung Chern Hwei, Violin Gregor Huebner, Violin Ron Lawrence, Viola Jeremy Harman, Cello Daisuke Kinoshita [Japan], flute Mak Chi Hoe [Malaysia], baritone Ong May Yi [Malaysia], Zhong Ruan Max Riefer [Germany], Percussion Timothy O’Dwyer [Australia], Meta-Sax Pradit Saengkrai [Thailand], Thai traditional Thai flute (Klui) and Thai oboe (Pi Nai)/live electronic Gideon Alubakhan Chen [Malaysia], multi-instrumentalist Ng Teck Hing [Malaysia], Gu Qin Goh Lee Kwang [Malaysia], Live electronic Kok Siew Wai [Malaysia], Voice Yong Yandsen [Malaysia], Tenor sax Collaborative artists: 1. Datuk Ramli Ibrahim [Malaysia], Indian classical dance master 2. Bernard Goh [Malaysia], artistic director of Hand percussion group

3. Pang Heng Khan [Malaysia], Calligraphy master 4. Gideon Alubakhan Chen [Malaysia], multi-instrumentalist 5. Ng Teck Hing [Malaysia], Gu Qin 6. Goh Lee Kwang [Malaysia], Live electronic 7. Kok Siew Wai & Yong Yandsen, improvisation artist 8. Agung Gunawan [Indonesia], Javanese dancer 9. Pradit Saengkrai [Thailand], Thai traditional musician/live electronic performer 10. Arnont Nongyao [Thailand], video artist 11. Max Riefer [Germany], Percussion 12. Timothy O’Dwyer [Australia], Meta-Sax Featured new works by: 1. Composer Vanessa Choke Yuan Teng (Malaysia), in collaboration with Gu Qin master Ng Teck Hing and musicians of [String trio: Vln/Vla/Cello] of Sirius Quartet and percussionist Max Riefer “Where shall our people go?” for Gu Qin, percussion and string trio (WP) 2. Composer Syafiqah 'Adha Sallehin (Singapore) [Nominated by Prof. Ho Chee Kong] collaboration with artistic director Bernard Goh from the Hands percussion group, composer (accordion) and musicians [Flute/Daisuke, Zhong Ruan/Ong May Yi and Baritone/Mak Chi Hoe] of festival ensemble. “In Mood and Motion” for flute, zhong Ruan, baritone, Chinese drums (4 tao-gu and big drum), bonang and accordion (WP) 3. Composer Feliz Anne Reyes Macahis (Philippine) [Nominated by Director of Manila Composer Lab Prof. Dr. Jonas Baes], in collaboration with Percussionist Max Riefer, video artist and improvisation artist Kok Siew Wai (Vocal) & Yong Yandsen (Sax) and musicians [String trio: Vln/Vla/Cello] of Sirius Quartet “one word. three syllables.” For voice, saxophone, percussion, violin, viola, cello and tape (WP) 4. Composer Bigg Thatchatham (Thailand) [Nominated by Chong Kee Yong], in collaboration with Thai traditional musician/live electronic performer Mr. Pradit Saengkrai, video artist Arnont Nongyao and musicians [Flute/Daisuke, Zhong Ruan/Ong May Yi and Percussion/Mx Riefer] of festival ensemble "d monument" for any woodwind, any plucked string, percussions, tape, live electronics, and live analog visual (WP) -----------------------Intermission---------------------------- 5. Composer Lee Chie Tsang (Malaysia), in collaboration with Calligraphy master Pang Heng Khan and musicians [String Quartet: Vln1/Vln2/Vla/Cello] of Sirius Quartet and Meta-Sax Timothy O’Dwyer [Re]sketch[es] no.3 –‘Nunuk Ragang’ for performing calligrapher, meta-sax and string quartet (WP) 6. Composer Sayyid Shafiee (Malaysia), in collaboration with live electronic performer Goh Lee Kwang, multi-instrumentalist Gideon Alubakhan Chen, musicians [percussion/Max Riefer] of festival ensemble and Meta-Sax Timothy O’Dwyer “Devious Dimension” for 4 mixed musicians (WP) 7. Composer Gatot Danar Sulistiyanto (Indonesia) [Nominated by Artistic director of Yogjakarta Contemporary Music Festival Mr. Michael Asmara], in collaboration with Javanese Dancer Agung Gunawan and musicians [Flute/Daisuke, Baritone/Mak Chi Hoe, percussion/Max Riefer] of festival ensemble. “Katalompen No.3” for flute, male voice, percussion and dancer (WP) 8. Composer Tee Xiao Xi (Malaysia), in collaboration with Indian dance master Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, multi-instrumentalist Gideon Alubakhan Chen and musicians [Flute/Daisuke, and Zhong Ruan/Ong May Yi] together with musicians [String quartet: Vln1/Vln2/Vla/Cello] of Sirius Quartet “The Path” for dancer, multi-instrumentalist, Zhong Ruan, Flute and string quartet ------------------------------------- 8pm-10pm, Admission by Donation Venue: Dewan Kuliah Fakulti Ekologi Manusia 1 (DKFEM1) Concert 3: “Malaysian Voices IV”- Malaysian composers’ music performed by Malaysian musicians!--

Festival ensemble: ASEAN Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME-Malaysia section with Chinese & Western instruments): Chinese instruments: · 1. Teo Jian Xiang, GuZheng · 2. Ong May Yi, Zhong Ruan · 3. Lim Sheu Chain, Dizi · 4. Ooi Wei Chern, Yang Qin · 5. Tee Jun Hui, Er Hu Western instruments · 1. Yong How Keen/Chan Hoe-Yin, Oboe · 2. Tan Wei Harn, Flute · 3. Terence Chong, Bassoon · 4. Lim Dao Sheng, Piano Guest Vocalists: · 1. Ang Mei Foong, Lyrical soprano · 2. Mak Chi Hoe, Baritone Guest pianist: · Nicholas Ong Guest violinist: · Saori Nakazawa · Fung Chern Hwei Guest vocalist: · Chong Keat Aun Conductor: · Fam Qing Rui Featured works by: 1. Kong Su Leong “1st April” for gu zheng solo (with double zhengs) 2. Yeo Chow Shern “Nona” for soprano & piano (WP) “潮” (Teo) for flute, oboe, violin and Bassoon (Version 2015) (WP) 3. Yii Kah Hoe “30th Night, Worshipping Heaven and Earth” for voice and violin (2011) 4. Neo Hup Hiang “Silent Voices” for dizi, yang qin, zhong ruan, erhu, flute, bassoon, violin and piano (WP) 5. Tazul Tajuddin “Sebuah Pantun V” (new revision) for soprano and piano (WP) “Topography: Rough Edges” for ten musicians (WP) -----------------------Intermission---------------------------- 6. Ng Chong Lim “A Distant Voice of Rain Forest” for piano solo 7. Wong Chee Wei “The cursed witch” for soprano solo (WP) “Duet” for erhu and yang qin (WP)

8. Tan Zi Hua “berbalas-balasan” for baritone and piano (WP) “Ma's Corner” for violin, zhong ruan and gu zheng (WP) 9. Teh Tze Siew 生如夏花 “Summer flowers” for soprano and piano (WP) “New life” for violin, flute, erhu and yang qin (WP) 10. Chong Kee Yong

“源。和”(Yuan. He) Concerto for 5 Chinese and 5 Western instruments (new version 2015) (WP) (WP=World Premiere; MP=Malaysia Premiere) Admission by donation Options Price Normal  Package  (3  Concerts  +  3  Open  Rehearsals) RM  75 Early  Bird  or  Reduced  Fare  Package  (3  Concerts  +  3  Open  Rehearsals) RM  60 Normal  Single  Concert  Ticket RM  30 Early  Bird  or  Reduced  Fare  Single  Concert  Ticket RM  25     1.  Purchases  made  before  20/10/15  qualify  for  the  "early  bird"  options   2.  Students,  senior  citizens,  and  disabled  persons  qualify  for  the  "reduced  fare"  options

*Free for SMCC members and UPM music department students and staff!

PERFORMANCE venue Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)’s Dewan Kuliah Fakulti Ekologi Manusia 1 & 3 (DKFEM1 & 3) Dates: 30th-31st Oct. 2015

ORGANIZERS PARTNERS

Patron of SMCC & guest of honor: YAM Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz Organizer: Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers (SMCC) Co-organizer: Studio C & Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Performance Venue: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)’s Dewan Kuliah Fakulti Ekologi Manusia 1 dan 2 (DKFEM1 & 2) Supportive Partner: Goethe-Institute Malaysia; SEGi College Subang Jaya; Malaysian Institute of Art (Music department); Enya Mareine Vision studio (Malaysia); Apex One (Malaysia); Asian Contemporary Music Society (Japan); Sirius Quartet (New York/USA); ASEAN New Music Ensemble (Malaysia); Da Lv Academy (Malaysia); One Avenue Hotel (Malaysia); TNS Furniture Co., Ltd (China); TEE & PARTNERS Chartered accountants (Malaysia); One Stop stationery Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia); Graceful Piano (Malaysia); The Nature Lodge (Malaysia); Pro Elite Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia); MCOS Design Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia); Miniworld Studio