Articles

This programme book contains the pictures of the workshop led by Baudouin Oosterlynck, the pictures of the 26 models of NUS architecture students, the drawings and models of the listening pavilion, pictures of the construction, the essays by Tsuto Sakamoto, Robert Casteels and Lionel Lye, biography of the performers and the score of Sound Journey, composition by Robert Casteels.

The invitation and programme to a fundraising dinner for the Asian Civilisations Museum (Singapore) and the cover of the full score represent the royal ceremonial bird, the Burung Gagak Sura. This event introduced the Spirit of Wood exhibition which celebrated the continuity of a living art where visitors learned the origins, history and art of traditional woodcarving from the Northeast Coastal States of the Malay Peninsula. The event also showcased two compositions by Robert Casteels

Analysis using colours of the piano piece opus 40 entitled Sui Yuan

A handwritten analysis dating from the time of the composition. See also Introducing the solo piano works of Robert Casteels by Jesscia Leong

This handwritten document shows the concordance between the pitches in treble clef read from left to right and the pitches in bass clef read from right to left.

This document contains the keys to the musical language of Taman Suara opus 60 (page VI of the full score)

Article written for the Composers Society of Singapore and published on its blog on 16 April 2019. Casteels gives advice to young composers on the best strategies and practices when interacting with their conductors and orchestras premiering their piece.

This comprehensive analysis with relevant autobiographic narration covers compositions who have a structure of a vault, that is musical events unfolds until a central point, after which they reappear in reverse order. The compositions are: Solvitur ambulando opus 127, JOY! opus 137A, Diptych opus 137B, JOY!, Symphony no. 6 opus 138, Arch opus 140, dÔme opus 141 and YaY opus 149.

Time:crystals is a 2019 transdisciplinary project funded by the National Arts Council. Part of the project was a continuation of 'Hearing Images&Seeing Sound'. The other part consisted in the creation of 'Nine Dragons' with videographer Cécile Chagnaud. Include Flyer.