Pictures at a Southeast Asian Exhibition: special project

This 2021 project was a collaborative effort between the National Arts Council, the National Gallery, Singapore and six Singaporean composers. They wrote for double vocal quartet a cappella. The title of their works is mentioned in between brackets: Dr Ho Chee-Kong (Light and Shade/ Temple),Dr Hoh Chung Shih (Permutasyon ng Pagmumuni-muni II), Dr Joyce Beetuan Koh (That Sunny Feeling), Dr John Sharpley (Illusion of Self), Cultural Medallion Eric Watson (The Sea Calls) and Dr Robert Casteels (Gamelan). All pieces were performed in concert, recorded in a professional recording studio, published in one book at the National Library (ISMN: 979-090-0-9016549-1-4) with programme notes and the picture of the painting that was the source of inspiration. In his essay entitled The sound of colour, Casteels offers a personal approach to the six compositions.