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Edmund Song is a US-based Singaporean composer whose practice centres on the structural integration of Asian musical traditions with Western contemporary music, translating rhythmic systems, timbral aesthetics, and formal concepts into new works for Western ensembles. His music has been taken up by the GRAMMY®-awarded Akropolis Reed Quintet (USA), San Francisco Contemporary Players (USA), PRISM Saxophone Quartet (USA), Locrian Chamber Players (USA), Del Sol String Quartet (USA), North/South Consonance (USA), and Standing Wave Ensemble (Canada). As President of the Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra, he championed new commissions for traditional Asian instruments and presented concerts at Singapore's Esplanade Concert Hall.
Beyond the concert hall, Edmund works across film, interactive media, and participatory electronics, designing real-time audience-driven concert works with Web Audio and mobile technologies. He has composed for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (USA, 2024), and his film scoring gained prominence when the Civic Orchestra of Chicago featured his score The Smart Dog, with subsequent projects earning a nomination for Best Original Music for Silver River (Singapore, 2023) and selections at the Independent Silent Film Festival (USA, 2024) and Film Score Fest (USA, 2025).
Second Prize winner of the Berliner Kompositionspreis 2026, winner of the Earplay 2025 Vibrant Shores Composers Competition, and recipient of the ARTZenter Institute Emerging Composer Grant, Edmund has also been commissioned by the André Chevillion-Yvonne Bonnaud Composition Prize (France) and County Hall Arts London (UK). His recent projects include collaborations with Boston New Music Initiative (2025), New Music on the Bayou (2025), and RED NOTE New Music Festival (2025). He serves as Composer-Arranger for One Song Orchestra (Taiwan), Composer-in-Residence for Bass Around Asia (Taiwan-Singapore), Guest Composer-Arranger for Ding Yi Music Company (Singapore), and has served as Composition Faculty at the Jacobs Composition Academy, Indiana University.
As a double bassist, Edmund has performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, and Hangzhou Philharmonic, sharing the stage with Martha Argerich, and in touring productions of The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables. He is also experienced in historical performance as a member of Red Dot Baroque from its inception (Singapore) and through the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (USA).
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中文
宋俊傑 (Edmund Song) 是一位旅居美國的新加坡作曲家，其創作核心在於將亞洲音樂傳統與西方當代音樂進行結構性融合，將節奏體系、音色美學與曲式概念轉化為面向西方樂團的新作品。他的音樂獲得Grammy®獲獎團體Akropolis Reed Quintet（美國）、San Francisco Contemporary Players（美國）、PRISM Saxophone Quartet（美國）、Locrian Chamber Players（美國）、Del Sol String Quartet（美國）、North/South Consonance（美國）及Standing Wave Ensemble（加拿大）的演出。作為Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra主席，他積極推動傳統亞洲樂器的新作品委約，並在新加坡Esplanade Concert Hall舉辦音樂會。
在音樂廳之外，俊傑的創作橫跨電影、互動媒體與參與式電子音樂，運用Web Audio和行動技術設計即時觀眾驅動的音樂會作品。他曾為Eugene O'Neill Theater Center（美國，2024年）創作，其電影配樂因Civic Orchestra of Chicago演繹其作品The Smart Dog而受到關注，此後獲Silver River（新加坡，2023年）最佳原創音樂提名，並先後入選Independent Silent Film Festival（美國，2024年）及Film Score Fest（美國，2025年）。
俊傑榮獲Berliner Kompositionspreis 2026二等獎、Earplay 2025 Vibrant Shores Composers Competition冠軍及ARTZenter Institute Emerging Composer Grant，並受法國André Chevillion-Yvonne Bonnaud Composition Prize及英國County Hall Arts London委約創作。近期合作項目包括Boston New Music Initiative（2025年）、New Music on the Bayou（2025年）及RED NOTE New Music Festival（2025年）。現任灣聲樂團（臺灣）作曲及編曲、Bass Around Asia（臺灣-新加坡）駐團作曲家、鼎藝音樂（新加坡）客座作曲及編曲，並曾擔任Indiana University Jacobs Composition Academy作曲教師。
俊傑同時是一位低音提琴演奏家，曾與新加坡交響樂團、新加坡華樂團及杭州愛樂樂團合作演出，與Martha Argerich同台，並參與The Phantom of the Opera和Les Misérables亞洲巡演。他亦具備歷史演奏經驗，自創團起即為Red Dot Baroque（新加坡）成員，並參與Bloomington Bach Cantata Project（美國）的演出。
한국인
송준걸 ( Edmund Song)
싱가포르 출신으로 미국을 거점으로 활동하는 작곡가 송준걸은 아시아 음악 전통과 서양 현대음악의 구조적 융합을 창작의 핵심으로 삼고 있으며, 리듬 체계, 음색 미학, 형식 개념을 서양 앙상블을 위한 새로운 작품으로 승화시키고 있다. Grammy®수상 단체인 Akropolis Reed Quintet(미국), San Francisco Contemporary Players(미국), PRISM Saxophone Quartet(미국), Locrian Chamber Players(미국), Del Sol String Quartet(미국), North/South Consonance(미국), Standing Wave Ensemble(캐나다) 등 북미의 저명한 앙상블과 다수의 프로젝트를 전개하고 있다. Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra의 대표로서 아시아 전통 악기를 위한 신작 위촉을 추진하였으며, 싱가포르 Esplanade Concert Hall에서 공연을 기획하였다.
콘서트홀을 넘어 영화, 인터랙티브 미디어, 참여형 전자음악에 이르기까지 폭넓은 창작 활동을 펼치고 있으며, Web Audio와 모바일 기술을 활용한 실시간 관객 참여형 콘서트 작품을 설계하고 있다. Eugene O'Neill Theater Center(미국, 2024년)에서 작품을 발표하였으며, Civic Orchestra of Chicago가 그의 작품 The Smart Dog를 연주하면서 영화음악 작곡가로서 주목을 받았다. 이후 Silver River(싱가포르, 2023년)로 최우수 오리지널 음악상에 노미네이트되었으며, Independent Silent Film Festival(미국, 2024년)과 Film Score Fest(미국, 2025년)에 선정되었다.
주요 수상 경력으로 Berliner Kompositionspreis 2026 2등상, Earplay 2025 Vibrant Shores Composers Competition 우승, ARTZenter Institute Emerging Composer Grant가 있으며, 프랑스 André Chevillion-Yvonne Bonnaud Composition Prize와 영국 County Hall Arts London으로부터 위촉을 받았다. 최근 활동으로는 Boston New Music Initiative(2025년), New Music on the Bayou(2025년), RED NOTE New Music Festival(2025년)에서의 작품 발표가 있다. 현재 灣聲樂團(대만)의 작곡 및 편곡가, Bass Around Asia(대만-싱가포르)의 상주 작곡가, Ding Yi Music Company(싱가포르)의 객원 작곡 및 편곡가로 활동하고 있으며, Indiana University Jacobs Composition Academy에서 작곡 교수를 역임하였다.
콘트라베이스 연주자로서 싱가포르 심포니 오케스트라, 싱가포르 차이니즈 오케스트라, 항저우 필하모닉과 협연하였으며, Martha Argerich와 같은 무대에 선 바 있다. The Phantom of the Opera와 Les Misérables 아시아 투어에 참여하였으며, Red Dot Baroque(싱가포르) 창단 멤버로서, 그리고 Bloomington Bach Cantata Project(미국)를 통해 고음악 연주에도 깊은 경험을 쌓았다.
日本語
宋俊傑（エドモンド・ソング）
シンガポール出身、米国を拠点に活動する作曲家。アジアの音楽的伝統と西洋現代音楽の構造的融合を創作の核とし、リズム体系、音色美学、形式概念を西洋アンサンブルのための新作へと昇華させている。グラミー賞受賞団体のAkropolis Reed Quintetをはじめ、San Francisco Contemporary Players、PRISM Saxophone Quartet、Locrian Chamber Players、Del Sol String Quartet、North/South Consonance（以上、米国）、Standing Wave Ensemble（カナダ）など、北米の著名なアンサンブルと数多くのプロジェクトを展開している。Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestraの代表として、アジア伝統楽器のための新作委嘱を推進し、シンガポールのEsplanade Concert Hallにて公演を行った。
音楽ホールの枠を超え、映画、インタラクティブメディア、参加型エレクトロニクスにまたがる創作活動を展開し、Web Audioやモバイル技術を用いたリアルタイムの観客参加型コンサート作品を手がけている。Eugene O'Neill Theater Center（米国、2024年）への作品提供のほか、Civic Orchestra of Chicagoで演奏された《The Smart Dog》で映画音楽作曲家として注目を集め、《Silver River》（シンガポール、2023年）では最優秀オリジナル音楽賞にノミネート、Independent Silent Film Festival（米国、2024年）およびFilm Score Fest（米国、2025年）にも選出されている。
主な受賞歴に、Berliner Kompositionspreis 2026第2位、Earplay 2025 Vibrant Shores作曲コンクール優勝、ARTZenter Institute新進作曲家助成金がある。また、フランスのAndré Chevillion-Yvonne Bonnaud作曲賞および英国のCounty Hall Arts Londonより委嘱を受けている。近年の活動には、Boston New Music Initiative（2025年）、New Music on the Bayou（2025年）、RED NOTE New Music Festival（2025年）での作品発表が含まれる。現在、灣聲樂團（台湾）の作曲・編曲家、Bass Around Asia（台湾・シンガポール）のレジデント・コンポーザー、鼎藝團（シンガポール）の客演作曲・編曲家を務めるほか、Indiana University Jacobs Composition Academyにて作曲教員を歴任した。
コントラバス奏者としては、シンガポール交響楽団、シンガポール華楽団、杭州フィルハーモニー管弦楽団と共演し、Martha Argerichと同じ舞台に立った経験を持つ。《オペラ座の怪人》および《レ・ミゼラブル》のアジアツアーに参加したほか、創設時よりRed Dot Baroque（シンガポール）のメンバーとして、またBloomington Bach Cantata Project（米国）を通じて古楽演奏にも取り組んでいる。