| 7 November |
Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival 2009 |
This is the biggest project I am working on with Goethe-Institut Malaysia since I joined on board. Since there’s guest composers from all over SEA, HK and Germany, this is logistically very challenging 
1st Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival 09
Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November 2009
www.malaysiancomposers.com/klcmf09
Organisers: Goethe-Institut Malaysia & Malaysian Composers Collective
Event co-organiser: Segi College Subang Jaya
Supporting Organisations: Off The Edge Magazine, Ai FM
Venues: Concerts and conference at Segi University College Kota Damansara
Special Late Night Concert: Annexe Gallery, Central Market
Introduction
The festival, with this year’s theme of Urban Soundscapes, will bring together the best of Malaysian and South East Asian contemporary music at nightly concerts by Ensemble Mosaik and Hong Kong New Music Ensemble. These concerts will explore how composers respond to the festival theme of city life with its many facets and issues.
The Festival also includes the Asian Composers’ Conference with talks by invited regional composers who are leading figures in their respective countries, such as Dr Jonas Baes (Philippines) and Prof Dieter Mack (Germany) and more.
KLCMF 09 represents the first regional contemporary music festival of its kind in Malaysia and indeed the region, and is the premiere contemporary music event of the year. It serves as a platform where Malaysian and South East Asian composers can meet, exchange ideas and celebrate our region’s rich musical talent.
One of the highlights of the Festival is the Young Composers Competition 09 which will invite a total of 9 young composers from the region to participate in rehearsal workshops and a final concert, which will be adjudicated by an international jury comprising established regional composers.
Based on the highly successful HSBC Young Composers Workshop 08, the competition ups the stakes this year with our region’s first ever South East Asian competition.
Admission by donation: RM 30 for all three day events in SEGI University College, Kota Damansara plus the late night concerts in Annexe Gallery, Central Market.
