Concert: Chamber Charms: Night of Percussion Date: 22 September 2023 Composed by Liu Heng Composer notes: The General is a duo for Marimba and Chinese Percussion. In this piece, the General is a character who heads the troops and combats with enemy in ancient China, as in my mind, a hero named Xiang Yu in 202 BC. For the Chinese Percussion in this piece, there are four different colours of sound of instruments which are the most representative of China. I combined them with the Marimba to describe the scenes of the general’s heroic and brave fight in the battlefield. This piece was composed for 2018 International Percussion Festival of National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in China. The World Premier was on 23 September 2018 in NCPA, performed by Liu Heng and Wei Ran. View the house programme of “Chamber Charms: Night of Percussion” here: https://bit.ly/nightofpercussions 音乐会：《室内乐系列：打击乐之夜》 日期： 2023年 9月 22日 刘恒作曲 作曲家手记：《将军》是为马林巴和中国打击乐而作的二重奏。在这首乐曲中，我所刻画的是公元前202年的垓下之战中英勇奋战的英雄角色项羽。作品展现了中国打击乐中最具代表性的四种音色，并与马林巴相结合，展现一位将军在战场上的骁勇身姿。这首曲子是为中国国家大剧院2018国际打击乐节而创作，2018年9月23日由刘恒、魏然于国家大剧院世界首演。 点击链接参阅《室内乐系列：打击乐之夜》节目册: https://bit.ly/nightofpercussions

Hoh Chung Shih - Luminous Clouds for Skins, Metals, and Strings "Even when the cloud is not there, it continues as snow or rain. It is impossible for a cloud to die. It can become rain or ice, but it cannot become nothing. The cloud does not need to have a soul in order to continue. There's no beginning and no end." Thich Nhat Hah, in "At home in The World" Words from the composer This work is dedicated to the memory of my dear teacher, Erik Ona, who passed away in 2019 after a serious illness. Luminous Clouds was composed for 3 musicians on 3 diffferent sound producing materials: skin, metal and string. Film - Chen Jiexiao Audio - Jinhong Low Drums - Derek Koh Gamelan Gender - De Silva Alicia Joyce Viola - Christoven Tan

Being in tune with fellow musicians is an integral part of an orchestra's ability to play well together. Follow the three tips of SCO percussionist, Derek Koh, to better support your orchestra by learning how to play together as a section. C.L.I.Ps is proudly presented by Temasek Foundation.

Traverse the sonic world of possibilities with Morse Percussion through their rhythm-induced performance. Featuring Derek Koh and Cheong Kah Yiong, the performance set showcases an eclectic range of percussion instruments and found objects – from caxixi shakers from Brazil and Western orchestral percussion instruments like the triangle and snare drum, to your everyday flowerpots! About the Performers Derek Koh Touted as “one of the most promising musicians of his generation” (The Straits Times), Derek Koh’s sensitive musical voice and dynamism has led him to work with art forms of all genres and mediums, from western and Chinese classical music to theatre and dance. Derek is Co-founder and Creative Director at Morse Percussion, Secretary-General at the Percussion Association of Singapore, and percussionist at Chinese chamber ensemble Ding Yi Music Company. Highly flexible and collaborative, Derek has premiered over fifty solo and chamber works, and has worked and recorded with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and Singapore Chinese Orchestra. Derek is a graduate of the Mannes School of Music and Royal College of Music, and is currently music faculty at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and Tanglin Trust School. Cheong Kah Yiong One of the most highly sought-after percussionists in Singapore due to his flexibility in Western and Chinese music literature, Cheong Kah Yiong has performed with many of Singapore's most important ensembles including the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Ding Yi Music Company and Arts Fission. He is also part of contemporary percussion collective Morse Percussion. Kah Yiong currently serves as a military musician in Singapore Armed Forces Central Band. He performed with the band both locally and internationally. Notable performances include In Harmony 34th and 35th (Acting Principal Timpanist) and Chamber Repertory XVI (Soloist) performing Triptych Boom by Chad Floyd, accompanied by the Band’s Percussion Ensemble. Kah Yiong has spent summers in both the Asian Youth Orchestra and Pacific Region International Summer Academy. Most recently, he recorded percussion for Disney’s live-action adaptation of Mulan. A graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), his mentors include Mark Suter, Christian Schioler, Ted Atkatz and Rob Knopper. Morse Percussion Morse Percussion is a contemporary classical percussion group formed in 2020 by a group of like-minded percussionists with an adventurous and eclectic taste for percussive music. The group hopes to inspire through exquisite contemporary percussion music making, educate and cultivate interest of classical percussion through compelling productions, and be Singapore’s first professional percussion group characterised by musical diversity and excellence. Morse Percussion most recently played to a sold-out audience at the Esplanade concert hall in the Singapore Festival of Arts 2021. Their concert, titled Ghosts of Yesteryear, locally premiered music by American legend Philip Glass and award-winning composing sensation David T. Little. An ardent supporter of commissioning Singaporean works, Morse Percussion have worked with award-winning local composers including Phang Kokjun and Cheng Jin Koh, and have five more commissioned works coming their way in 2022. About Soundislands: Re:Sound Soundislands: Re:Sound is a two-weekend festival accompanying Orchestral Manoeuvres: See Sound. Feel Sound. Be Sound that embraces different dimensions of sound and different possibilities of listening. The festival is co-curated with Joyce Beetuan Koh and PerMagnus Lindborg of Soundislands, and sees ArtScience Museum reconnecting with the creative studio following the collaboration on SI15 ~sound:senses. For more information about Soundislands: Re:Sound, please visit https://www.marinabaysands.com/museum/events/special-event-soundislands-resound.html. #Soundislands #ArtScienceMuseum #PlayfulTextures #MorsePercussion #Percussion #PercussionPerformance

春花齐放2023：兔奔千里传春信，万象更新迎新春！ 欢歌奏乐迎新年，新加坡华乐团与新传媒958城市频道将联合呈献年度新春音乐会《春花齐放2023：瑞兔歌舞贺新年》，与听众乐友送虎迎兔！音乐会将由958 城市频道主持人林灵芝和潘家镳主持，及新加坡华乐团新委任的首席指挥郭勇德执棒。新加坡华乐团打击二重奏 - 巫崇玮与许文俊 - 将以他们精湛的鼓艺打响新的一年，本地人声乐团“麦克疯”（MICappella）也会倾情呈献《跨时代组曲》和《一帆疯顺CRAZY SMOOTH 新年组曲》，让观众沉醉于他们超动感的歌声中！一连串耳熟能详的新年曲目，一场鼓乐喧天的新春夜晚，绝对不容错过！ Usher in the Year of the Rabbit with Singapore Chinese Orchestra, as we collaborate with Mediacorp CAPITAL958 to present the annual Chinese New Year concert Rhapsodies of Spring 2023! With presenters Lin Lingzhi and Pan Jiabiao as hosts, SCO’s Percussion Duet - Benjamin Boo and Derek Koh - will take the stage and drum to the festive beats, while local vocal band MICappella serenade the audience with their spectacular performance of Evolution of Chinese Music and CRAZY SMOOTH Chinese New Year Medley, all under the baton of newly minted Principal Conductor Quek Ling Kiong. Concert programme: https://bit.ly/ROS2023-booklet

ABIGAIL SIN, piano JONATHAN SHIN, piano JOACHIM LIM, percussion DEREK KOH, percussion _ PROGRAMME JONATHAN SHIN Spools for two pianos and percussion (2021) BARTÓK Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115 I. Assai lento – Allegro molto II. Lento, ma non troppo III. Allegro non troppo _ ABOUT THIS EVENT Joachim Lim and Derek Koh from Morse Percussion join forces with pianists Abigail Sin and Jonathan Shin in Bartók’s iconic Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. This concert will also feature the premiere of a new semi-improvised composition by Jonathan Shin. 12 October 2021 YST Concert Hall #ystmusic #ystconservatory

Emily Koh - Unsaid for amplified viola percussion and Mi.mu Glove (2021) Violist - Christoven Tan Percussionist- Derek Koh Video- Low Jinhong ''All the lingering thoughts that I can no longer say, for the time has passed, you are gone, and I have lost my voice." Emily Koh This was created with the generous support of the National Arts Council Singapore and the Artsfund.

“The Morse Project” is a percussion quintet comprising 4 movements. Each movement utilises morse code, turning it into sources of musical ideas and tools of musical development. Written during the Covid-19 pandemic, the words inspiring each movement are Covid-19 based - Birdcage, Struggle, Adjustment, and New Normal. Despite this, the piece is not necessarily Covid-19 related but follows an emotional journey of anyone escaping and breaking through from a sense of entrapment. Movement 4: New Normal Having come through the entrapment of “Birdcage”, the pain of “Struggle”, and the process of “Adjustment”, the final movement brings the musicians together in a celebration. Every percussionist is featured as a soloist before the music comes to an exuberant end. Composed by Kokjun Phang, featuring dancers Ng Jingwen and Amin Alifin. Video Production by The White Dojo and Audio engineer Brandon Wong. Made possible by the National Arts Council Singapore.

“The Morse Project” is a percussion quintet comprising 4 movements. Each movement utilises morse code, turning it into sources of musical ideas and tools of musical development. Written during the Covid-19 pandemic, the words inspiring each movement are Covid-19 based - Birdcage, Struggle, Adjustment, and New Normal. Despite this, the piece is not necessarily Covid-19 related but follows an emotional journey of anyone escaping and breaking through from a sense of entrapment. Movement 3: Adjustment Starting with body percussions, this movement slowly adjusts to snare drums, forming a transition to the last movement. The morse code of each letter in “Adjustment” forms the main recurring texture of this piece. Composed by Kokjun Phang, featuring dancers Ng Jingwen and Amin Alifin. Video Production by The White Dojo and Audio engineer Brandon Wong. Made possible by the National Arts Council Singapore.