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Joyce Koh

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Composer/Lyricist: Composer
Genre: Concert
Email: jbtk@noos.fr
Website: www.mapage.noos.fr/jbtk

Biography

Joyce Bee Tuan Koh (b.1968 in Singapore, resident in Paris) received B.Mus (hons) and M.Mus in Music at King's College London and Doctor of Philosophy in Composition at University of York in 1997. Her principal teachers are David Lumsdaine and Nicola LeFanu. She was selected for the postgraduate year course in music computing and composition at the Institute for Research and Co-ordination of Acoustics and Music (IRCAM) in Paris (1997-98).

She was awarded scholarships and fellowships for Composition: Nadia Boulanger International Foundation Scholarship, France (1996-7 Tristan Murail), Tanglewood - David Epstein Fellowship, United States (1995 Henri Dutilleux), Accademia Musicale Chigiana - Zaverio Boccardi Fellowship, Italy (1997 Franco Donatoni) and Royaumont Foundation, France (1997 Brian Ferneyhough). She has received scholarship to study conducting with Peter Eotvos at Centre Acanthes, France 2001 and Diego Masson at Dartington International Summer School, England 2002.

Her work, la pierre magenta for solo piano is published by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (UK) for Spectrum Series III. The piece performed by Thalia Myers, is available on the CD label Metronome (UK). Her output includes (with and without electronics) works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, chorus, solo instruments and music theatre. (see works).

She has collaborated with international musicians and ensembles: the Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal, Ensemble Accroche Note (France), Nash Ensemble (UK), Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (Montreal), De Ereprijs (Netherlands), Court-Circuit (France), Alea III (USA), Malaysian Philharmonic Orchesetra, Dutch Radio Chamber Orchestra, English Northern Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Her works have been featured at numerous festivals in Europe, the USA and the Far East, such as ISCM World Music Days 2002 in Hong Kong, Mellbourne Arts Festival 2002, Singapore Arts Festival 2001, 2000 and 1998, Apeldoorn Concert Series 2000 in the Netherlands, Royaument Foundation Concert Series 1997 in France, ISCM World Music Days 1997 in Seoul, Gaudeamus Music Week 1996 in the Netherlands, New York Focus Festival 1996, London Spitalfields Festival 1996, Sir Henry Wood Pre-Promenade Concerts 1996, and received broadcasts on Singapore Arts Radio Station, BBC Radio 3, Radio France Culture, Berlin Radio Deutchland Funk, Singapore Arts Radio Station and Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation.

JOYCE BEE TUAN KOH
27-31 Rue de Bagnolet, 75020 Paris, France Tel: +33 1 49 29 06 29

19 Cashew Terrace, Singapore 679 556 Tel: (65) 760 2538

Important Works Performances
  1. IX Lives of a Cat (March 1994) trio for violin, cello and piano duration: 12 minutes
  2. Granite Edge (May 1999) trio for flute/alto flute, viola and harp duration: 7 minutes Commissioned by London Royal Academy of Music, United Kingdom Awaiting date of first performance
  3. Li (August 1996) for chamber ensemble duration: 8 minutes First performance by BBC Symphony Orchestra musicians for BBC Composers' Forum 1996 at Pre-Proms Concert 1997, conducted by Thomas Ades
  4. Granite Purple (October 1999) for chamber ensemble duration: 8 minutes Commissioned by De Ereprijs, the Netherlands, with additional funds by Dr Dave Green, UK Awaiting first performance by De Ereprijs in 2000 at Arnhem
  5. Green Pigs, Broken Twigs (April 1996) for chorus and orchestra duration: 14 minutes Commissioned by the Bay House School (UK) for the Arts Festival 1996
  6. Le (December 1997) for SATB choir and tibetan bowls duration: 3 minutes Commissioned by the Singapore Youth Choir for the Festival of Arts Singapore 1998. First performance in June 1998
  7. Above Dancing Waters (February 1995) for orchestra duration: 10 minutes Commissioned by Singapore Youth Orchestra for the celebration of Singapore's 30th anniversary of independence in 1995
  8. Granite HARBOUR (January 1996) for chamber orchestra duration: 13 minutes Commissioned by University of York for the chamber orchestra conducted by Daniel Leeson.
  9. TAI (April 1998) for orchestra duration: 18 minutes Commissioned by Singapore Arts Council for the Arts Festival of Singapore 1998 First performance in June 1998 (Singapore) by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra with Shui Lan
  10. Au bord de l'ombre (September 1998) for solo accordion and computer duration: 6 minutes Composed for the IRCAM Cursus in Composition and Musical Computing 1997-98. First performance by Myriam Bonnin in November 1998
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