Merdu Puisi is a performance by The Poetics Collective within the VerSeS Music Ensembles, that focuses on Malaysian poetry in the Malay language, set to music by Malaysian composers. The performance will feature the work of local poets, including that of the late Sasterawan Negara Usman Awang, and other living Malaysian poets. Aiming to promote the ‘art song’ genre among Malaysians, while also fostering the art of poetry-writing and appreciation of the Malay language, the concert will also feature a selection of 'lagu rakyat' or folk songs arranged in the classical music style. We speak to Scott Woo (Project Director) and Khairunnisa Diyana Md Noor (Soprano) from The Poetics Collective to find out more. 


Image credit: VerSeS Music Ensembles

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/puisi">Merdu Puisi</a> is a performance by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/thepoeticscollective/">The Poetics Collective</a> within the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://versespj.com/">VerSeS Music Ensembles</a>, that focuses on Malaysian poetry in the Malay language, set to music by Malaysian composers. The performance will feature the work of local poets, including that of the late Sasterawan Negara Usman Awang, and other living Malaysian poets. Aiming to promote the ‘art song’ genre among Malaysians, while also fostering the art of poetry-writing and appreciation of the Malay language, the concert will also feature a selection of 'lagu rakyat' or folk songs arranged in the classical music style. We speak to Scott Woo (Project Director) and Khairunnisa Diyana Md Noor (Soprano) from The Poetics Collective to find out more.&nbsp; Image credit: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://versespj.com/">VerSeS Music Ensembles</a>

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