As a concert organiser, conductor and pianist, Robert Casteels has received commissions to organise and perform special programmes for corporate and private functions.

The following is a selection of special events which Robert Casteels has organised:

•   "Asia folktales and Legends”,  a special concert with the National University of Singapore’s guitar orchestra in 2010. A poet wanders, muses and invites the listener down Asia ‘s memory lane with guitar music from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and The Philippines

•   "Music and Birds", a jazz event conceived for the grand finale of the 150th Anniversary of Singapore's Botanic Gardens and performed on the Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage in 2009

•     "Food, Plants and Music",  a collaboration with installation artists Christine Dupuis, Thorsten Baensch and Bob Verschueren in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in 2007

•     “Music and Architecture", a collaboration with sonic artist Baudouin Oosterlynck and 120 students from the National University of Singapore, Department of Architecture in 2006

•    “I’mPULSE”, the first Asia-Europe music camp, for the Asia Europe Foundation in Manila (Philippines) in 2005
 
•    "Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes by Ligeti", concert in collaboration  with the Singapore community for the first anniversary of the Old Parliament Arts House in 2005

•    “The Magic of Music in Movies”, a film-cum-concert festival in collaboration with film director Marion Hänsel, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the National University of Singapore Centre for the Arts in 2004

•    “Spirit of Wood”, a fundraising dinner introducing the Spirit of Wood exhibition which celebrates the continuity of a living art where visitors learn the origins, history and art of traditional woodcarving from the Northeast Coastal States of the Malay Peninsula, showcasing two compositions by Robert Casteels

•    "Mozart - Varèse",  a thought provoking multi-media concert with actors and The Philharmonic Winds in 2002, in which alternates the music of two proto rhythmicians, two rebels, the misunderstood Wolfgang Amadé Mozart of the 18th c. and the unknown Edgar Varèse of the 20th c. with extracts from their correspondence and writings

•    "art 2002 music Cultural Convention", a concert showcasing the combined ensembles of the American Schools of Bangkok, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta for a convention held in Singapore in 2002

•    "No Face", the first time where all six Schools of Design, Drama, Fine Art, Multimedia Art, Dance and Music of LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts collaborated in an artistic project, in 1999

•    “On the Beat!”, a conducting workshop organised for the People’s Association, Singapore in 1999
 
•    "Midzomernachtdroom by Shakespeare and Mendelssohn", fully staged and integral performance for the gala "25 jaar Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel" in 1992

•    Christmas, Western New Year and Chinese New Year concerts

•    Special concerts for corporate events such as the New York State Bar Association Gala Dinner in 2009

 
•    Fund raising galas such as “A White Night Gala” in support of the Bone Marrow Donor Programme in 2010

Programmes are specially tailored to meet the needs of each event and where necessary, freelance professional musicians are selected to ensure the highest levels of artistic performance.

Robert Casteels has also performed as a pianist in chamber music concerts, piano four hands, two pianos and art song recitals for the following institutions:

•    Alliance Française de Singapour
•    The Asia-Europe Foundation
•    The Embassy of Belgium in Singapore
•    The Embassy of the Netherlands in Singapore
•    Singapore Lyric Theatre
•    The National Institute of Education
•    The Institute of Policy Studies
•    The Earl Lu Gallery
•    The Contemporary Asian Arts Centre