Our Music adjunct faculty member Syafiqah ‘Adha Sallehin was recently featured on Channel NewsAsia (CNA).
The Ministry of Community, Culture and Youth (MCCY) worked with CNA to develop an online series called Where The Heart Is to put the spotlight on Singaporeans who impact other Singaporeans, and Ms Syafiqah was one of the profiles. A composer and co-founder of The Open Score Project, a young ensemble venturing into a musical 'no-man’s land' in Singapore, Ms Syafiqah was the first Malay-Muslim Singaporean graduate of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore.
Photo courtesy of Normal Ng for Channel NewsAsia Our Malay Fusion Ensemble students were also featured in the article, as well as the video produced by CNA for this publicity campaign.
Photos courtesy of Norman Ng for Channel NewsAsia “I find it really fulfilling,” Ms Syafiqah shared. “I‘m imparting my skills in traditional and fusion music to a generation of younger musicians.”
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