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New Sights Concert 2025
SG60 Celebration in Harmony
Date: 26th July 2025
Time:
1400hrs - 1600hrs (The Straits Ensemble),
1900hrs - 2100hrs(New Sights Fellow Premiere Showcase)
Venue: Stamford Arts Centre Black Box
Address: Waterloo St, #155, Singapore 187962
Synopsis of New Sights Concert 2025
Celebrate Singapore’s 60th anniversary with a musical experience that highlights the rich tapestry of our multicultural soundscape. SG60: Celebration in Harmony is a world-premiere concert showcasing Singapore intercultural compositions—created and performed by artists from the New Sights Fellowship Programme. Supported by Marina Bay Sands Singapore and the National Arts Council, this concert shines a spotlight on original works that reflect Singapore’s diverse cultural landscape through sound—blending traditions, genres, and global influences.
The afternoon opens with a performance by The Straits Ensemble (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM), known for connecting cultures through Singaporean music. In the evening (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM), audiences will hear the premiere of new works by the 2025 New Sights Fellows—each composition a bold take on Singaporean intercultural expression.
New Sights Fellows:
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Estene Cheong
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Nathanael Koh
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Ong Lin Wei
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Otto Gibbs
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Rachel Wong
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Shahneezar Bin Shahnan
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Tickets can be bought through this link and we have included discounts for a bundle of 2 tickets. Hope you can support our continous efforts in supporting Singapore composers develop works that reflect Singapore's diverse cultural landscape.
Composers, we want you!
Open Call Period
Nov 1 - 18 Dec
About the Programme
New Sights Fellowship returns in 2025, a programme designed for music composers to produce original intercultural work, focusing on the process towards creation. Selected Fellows will go through a rigorous programme of talks, performances, site visits, lectures, and mentorship over a span of six months. They will then premiere their compositions with The Straits Ensemble and conclude the Fellowship by presenting what they have learned at a public sharing platform.
For the inaugural fellowship, six fellows were selected from a pool of 15 applicants, made up of 4 professionals and 2 music college students.
The Process
The 2023 fellows went through a rigorous programme of talks, performances, lectures, site visits and mentorship. They were also guided to have a reflective practice, focusing on their identities and connecting with their audience. The fellows were given ample time to work with the musicians from The Straits Ensemble to review the compositions.
The Presentation
The fellows premiered their compositions with The Straits Ensemble at The Great Hall, housed within Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre, in August 2023. Guided by veteran Teaching Artists, Kamini Ramachandran and Peggy Ferroa, the fellows also employed various tools (poetry, engagement activity, animation and videos) to help the
audience connect, in a deeper way, to their compositions.
Phase 1 - Exploration
Phase 2 - Composition Process
Phase 3 - Public Showcase and Presentations
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Exchanges with music cultural groups and associations
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Talks and Lectures with artists
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Cultural Site Immersions by Teaching Artists
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Access to work with The Straits Ensemble through an exploratory process
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Consultations with mentors
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Feedback sharing from mentors, advisors, invited guests
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Work with Teaching Artists to create experiences for audiences to increase understanding of your work
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Presentation of works
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Post-concert learning and reflections
New Sights Fellowship Programme 2025 is organised by Pasat Merdu,
supported by the Sands Innovative Arts Fund by Marina Bay Sands under the National Arts Council’s stART Fund
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