Singapore, 9 June 2014 (Monday) – The Singapore International Competition for Chinese Orchestral Composition 2015 (SICCOC), organised by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) is now open for registration. SICCOC, started in 2006 and held again in 2011, aims to promote musical creativity, stimulate international awareness and to establish a repertoire of Nanyang- and/or Singapore-inspired Chinese orchestra pieces. SICCOC is proudly supported by SCO Patron, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
SCO is calling for local and international composers to register for this competition. Registration closes on 1 October 2014. The competition is open to all nationalities and ages. Winners will receive attractive cash prizes and their compositions will be performed by the SCO at the Prize Presentation Ceremony and Concert on 21 November 2015. The first prize winner will be awarded SGD15,000 and overseas finalists will also be given up to SGD1,000 in travel and accommodation subsidies. There are two awards for Singaporean composers – Singaporean Composer Award and Young Singaporean Composer Award. SCO hopes to encourage local composers to come forward to showcase their compositions and to groom local talents through this platform. Award categories and prizes are as follows:
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Award Category |
Prize |
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Composition Award 1st prize |
SGD 15,000 |
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Composition Award 2nd prize |
SGD 6,000 |
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Composition Award 3rd prize |
SGD 4,000 |
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Nanyang Award |
SGD 8,000 |
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Singaporean Composer Award |
SGD 8,000 |
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Young Singaporean Composer Award |
SGD 4,000 |
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Finalists |
Certificate |
SCO Music Director Tsung Yeh is the Chairman of the panel of adjudicators. The preliminary panel of adjudicators is Gao Ping, John Sharpley and Liu Bin. The panel of adjudicators for the Finals is Chen Yi, Chung Yiu-kwong, Ho Chee Kong, Isao Matsushita, Xu Shu Ya and Yii Kah Hoe.
The preliminary selection will be in August 2015 and finalists will be announced on 20 November 2015. The competition schedule is as follows:
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1 October 2014 |
Registration deadline |
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30 June 2015, 6pm |
Scores Submission deadline |
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3 to 5 August 2015 |
Preliminary Selection |
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Mid August 2015 |
Notification will be sent to Finalists |
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15 September 2015 |
Finalists to submit part scores |
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20 November 2015 |
Finals |
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21 November 2015 |
Prize Presentation Ceremony & Concert |
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22 November 2015 |
Symposium |
Details of SICCOC 2015 are available on the official website at www.siccoc.sg. Interested contestants may contact Ms Lum Mun Ee or Ms Shi Tian Chan, Tel: 6557 4035 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on any enquiries to the competition.
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