Diana Soh
Music composer.
The Story So Far
Diana graduated from Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore in 2007 and completed her doctoral studies in Music Theory and Composition at the University at Buffalo, New York, in 2013. She also spent two years at the highly selective IRCAM Cursus programme (2011-2013) honing her skills in computer music programing.
Diana had participated in highly acclaimed festivals like the Gaudeamus Music Week, Klang Festival Copenhagen, Donaueschinger Musiktage, Royaumont Voix Nouvelles, Acanthes and Manifeste. In 2012, Diana was appointed Composer-in-Residence at the Conservatoire D’ivry sur Seine, France, in partnership with National Center for Musical Creation (La Muse en Circuit). Her works have also been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and France Musique identifying her as “a composer to follow” (une compositrice à suivre).
Diana is an advocate of music education. She has taught at her alma maters, and institutions such as School of the Arts Singapore, LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and New England Conservatory. She developed a distinct voice as a composer in contemporary music and is highly sought after by international ensembles.
Albums/Concerts
Arboretum: Of Myths & Trees
2013
Vak
2014
Out at S.E.A Chamber Opera
2015
Current Projects
A collaborative opera and choral performance that preaches on the positivity of life during ones silver age. It hopes to bring a new appreciation for old age by music.