SEADOM Congress

📅 Congress Programme Overview
5–7 March 2026 | Singapore
Hosted by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), LASALLE College of the Arts, and YST Conservatory of Music

Join us for three inspiring days of meetings, performances, knowledge exchange, and networking with music educators, artists, and students from across the region.

 

 

🎼 Day 1 — Thursday, 5 March 2026
📍 Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

13:00 – 15:00 | Executive Council Meeting (Internal)

16:00 – 17:00 | Registration
📌 Venue: LFT Foyer
Gamelan Performance by NAFA Gamelan CCA Ensemble (led by Joyce Teo)

17:00 – 18:30 | Opening Ceremony & Performances
📌 Venue: Lee Foundation Theatre (LFT)

Welcome Address

• Dr Ernest Lim

• Dr Anothai Nitibhon

• Prof Kwok Kian Woon

Performances by NAFA School of Music

• Tan Ban — NAFA Chinese Ensemble

• Enclosures — NAFA Saxophone Quartet

• When Concrete Blossom — Piano & Guqin

• Attraction — Percussion

18:30 – 20:00 | Dinner Reception & Networking
📌 Venue: LFT Foyer
Music Performance by NAFA Contemporary Fusion Ensemble

An official start to the Congress in a warm and celebratory atmosphere.

 

 

🎶 Day 2 — Friday, 6 March 2026
📍 LASALLE College of the Arts

09:00 – 10:00 | Registration
📌 Venue: Outside Flexible Performance Space (F102)

10:00 – 12:00 | Opening Address & Presentations
📌 Venue: Flexible Performance Space (F102)

• Opening Address — Professor Leon Rubin

• Welcome & Overview — Dr Timothy O’Dwyer

Presentation #1: Teaching Music Entrepreneurship in a Digital Transition
Presentation #2: Bridging Southeast Asia’s Musical Traditions & Future Voices

12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch Reception & Networking
📌 Venue: Outside Flexible Performance Space

13:30 – 15:00 | Parallel Sessions

13:30 – 14:15
📌 Flexible Performance Space (F102)

• CreaTeME International Project

📌 Room G301

• Using Carnatic Rhythms to Establish Foundations of Rhythm

14:15 – 15:00
📌 Room G301

• Improvisation as Core Practice in Contemporary Classical Music

📌 Room B2-25

• Strategies for Large Group Improvisation

15:00 – 16:00 | Coffee Break
📌 Outside Flexible Performance Space

16:00 – 16:30 | Performance: CreaTeME International
📌 Flexible Performance Space (F102)

17:00 – 17:30 | Telematic / Distributed Performance
📌 Recording Studio C201 / C301

18:00 – 19:30 | Dinner Reception & Networking
📌 Outside Flexible Performance Space

20:00 – 22:00 | Hidden Sessions: Experimental Music Series
📌 Room C301

A full day of academic exchange, artistic dialogue, innovation, and vibrant student showcases.

 

 

🎵 Day 3 — Saturday, 7 March 2026
📍 YST Conservatory of Music

09:00 – 10:00 | Registration
📌 Venue: YST Box Office

10:00 – 11:00 | Keynote Address
📌 Venue: YST Recital Studio
The Sex Life of Orchids (and Conservatories?) — Prof Robert Cutietta

11:00 – 12:00 | Youth, Music, and Mobility Across ASEAN
📌 Venue: YST Recital Studio

12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch Reception & Networking
📌 Venue: YST Foyer

13:30 – 14:30 | Country Meetings

📌 YST Recital Studio — Group 1 (Singapore, Brunei)
📌 YST Seminar Room 1 — Group 2 (Malaysia)
📌 YST Seminar Room 3 — Group 3 (Thailand)
📌 YST Seminar Room 4 — Group 4 (Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, Cambodia)
📌 YST Seminar Room 6 — Group 5 (Others)

14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee Break
📌 YST Foyer

15:00 – 17:00 | General Assembly
📌 YST Recital Studio

17:00 – 18:00 | Piano Recital: Emerging Resonances — Kate Liu
📌 YST Concert Hall

18:30 – 20:30 | Dinner Reception & Closing Ceremony
📌 YST Foyer

Concluding the Congress with collaboration, performances, reflection, and a celebratory farewell.

 

🌟 Optional Programme — Sunday, 8 March 2026
📍 YST Conservatory of Music

15:00 – 17:00 | The Young Person’s Guide: YST Meets SYPO
📌 Venue: YST Concert Hall

Featuring works by:

• Liu Tieshan & Mao Yuan

• George Enescu

• Benjamin Britten

An optional day for participants to further engage with mentorship, orchestral collaboration, and performances with the wider community.

Participants Information

The 15th SEADOM Congress 2026 - Registration Form

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🏨 Recommended Accommodation

For your convenience, we recommend the following hotels located near the Congress venues and within easy access to public transportation:

• Mi Hotel Rochor

• Mi Hotel Bencoolen

• Village Hotel Albert Court

• Village Hotel Bugis

• Ibis Styles Singapore Albert

• Ibis Singapore on Bencoolen

• Ibis Budget Singapore Selegie

• ST Signature Jalan Besar

• Hotel NuVe

• Frasers House, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Singapore

• lyf Farrer Park

• lyf Bugis Singapore

Participants are encouraged to make their own reservations directly with the hotels. Early booking is recommended due to limited availability during the Congress period.

💳 Registration Fee

Early Bird Rate
THB 2,500 (≈ 102 SGD)
📅 30 January – 15 February

🔗 https://www.seadom.org/page/congress-registration 

Normal Fee
THB 2,800 (≈ *115 SGD)

📌 Important Note

All participants must be registered and current members of SEADOM
(Active or Associate Membership).

👉 Interested in becoming a SEADOM member?
Please register here:
🔗 https://www.seadom.org/page/join-us