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The Flying Inkpot

Concert Review: Eastman Camerata By Derek Lim, March 2, 2020

“Impressive, too, was Malaysian composer (and Eastman alumna) Adeline Wong’s 2007 piece ‘Empunya Yang beroleh Sita Dewi’, or ‘He who possesses Sita Dewi’. Written for the Malaysian Philharmonic who commissioned it, this was a 10-minute long strings-only condensation of the original 30-minute piece, which in its original instrumentation included other orchestral sections, as the composer herself eloquently introduced.

 
Performance Date: 28 February, 2020
 

Read complete article: http://www.flyinginkpot.com/2020/03/concert-review-eastman-camerata/


Options, The Edge

The inaugural Free Hand Festival uncovers local talent in contemporary-classical music composition

By Mae Chan, 14 August, 2019
 
Comprising a one-day workshop followed by the concert in the evening, the event is helmed by Adeline Wong, an established composer in her own right and a faculty member of the National University of Singapore’s Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. She is also the president of the Malaysian Composers Collective, the organisation behind Free Hand.
 

Read complete article: https://www.optionstheedge.com/topic/culture/inaugural-free-hand-festival-uncovers-local-talent-contemporary-classical-music


The Straits Times

Concert Review: Playground of musical humour brings out the smiles By Marc Rochester, 30 August, 2018

A 90-minute concert of modern music for solo piano and solo violin on a Tuesday evening might not seem an enticing prospect for any except the most dedicated supporters of new music. Yet this one attracted a near-capacity audience.

Read complete article: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/playground-of-musical-humour-brings-out-the-smiles


BFM 89.9 Radio Interview

Free Hand for Music with Adeline Wong and Mei Yi Foo
By Sharmilla Ganesan, 8 August, 2019

Listen to the interview: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/front-row/free-hand-for-music


Longing: interview and review

Read complete article: ACL Malaysia


Longing: interview

17 February 2012

Listen to the interview: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/front-row/longing-multi-media-concert


Malaysia Tatler

February 2012

 

 

The Flying Inkpot

Concert Review: Eastman Camerata By Derek Lim, March 2, 2020 “Impressive, too, was Malaysian composer (and Eastman alumna) Adeline Wong’s 2007 piece ‘Empunya Yang beroleh Sita Dewi’, or ‘He who possesses Sita Dewi’. Written for the Malaysian Philharmonic who commissioned it, this was a 10-minute long strings-only condensation of the original 30-minute piece, which in its original instrumentation included other orchestral sections, as the composer herself eloquently introduced.

 
Performance Date: 28 February, 2020
 

Read complete article: http://www.flyinginkpot.com/2020/03/concert-review-eastman-camerata/


Options, The Edge

The inaugural Free Hand Festival uncovers local talent in contemporary-classical music composition

By Mae Chan, 14 August, 2019
 
Comprising a one-day workshop followed by the concert in the evening, the event is helmed by Adeline Wong, an established composer in her own right and a faculty member of the National University of Singapore’s Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. She is also the president of the Malaysian Composers Collective, the organisation behind Free Hand.
 

Read complete article: https://www.optionstheedge.com/topic/culture/inaugural-free-hand-festival-uncovers-local-talent-contemporary-classical-music


The Straits Times

Concert Review: Playground of musical humour brings out the smiles By Marc Rochester, 30 August, 2018 A 90-minute concert of modern music for solo piano and solo violin on a Tuesday evening might not seem an enticing prospect for any except the most dedicated supporters of new music. Yet this one attracted a near-capacity audience. Read complete article: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/playground-of-musical-humour-brings-out-the-smiles


BFM 89.9 Radio Interview

Free Hand for Music with Adeline Wong and Mei Yi Foo By Sharmilla Ganesan, 8 August, 2019 Listen to the interview: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/front-row/free-hand-for-music


Longing: interview and review

Read complete article: ACL Malaysia


Longing: interview

17 February 2012 Listen to the interview: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/the-bigger-picture/front-row/longing-multi-media-concert


 Malaysia Tatler

February 2012