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Assistant Professor Dr Muhammad Sayyid Bin Shafiee

Assistant Professor

Academic Qualifications

PhD in Music
Postgraduate Certificate in Research Practice Master of Music
Bachelor of Music Composition
Diploma in Music

Areas of Interest
Music Composition & Performance
Artistic Cross-Media Practices
Multidisciplinary Study
Conceptual, Modern & Avant-Garde
Music Analysis & Theory
Music History & Appreciation
Biography

Sayyid Shafiee is a Malaysian composer who received his PhD in composition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire under the tutelage of Professor Dr Joe Cutler, Dr Sean Clancy and Howard Skempton after a year studying with Professor Dr Kavin Malone at the University of Manchester. He completed his BMus with Professor Dr Tazul Tajuddin at University Teknologi MARA while actively performing in the Malaysian music industry as a saxophonist performing with various local and international artists. 
 

His music has been featured in various festivals throughout the UK, Europe and Asia. He received performances from various festivals including Druskomanija Music Festival (Lithuania), ChinaAsean Music Festival (China), Risuonanze Festival (Italy), Asian Composers League (Philippines), Soundbridge Festival (Malaysia), SNU New Music Festival (Korea) and many other music events. He has worked with various ensembles and artists including Quatour Danel, Psappha Ensemble, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Le Page Ensemble, and Malaysia Youth Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. 

 
His experience in teaching includes conducting music classes and providing academic advice to various levels of learners, providing music consultation and supervision for postgraduate research students, as well to facilitate the educational framework driven by the university. He also managed to establish a new programme when he was appointed as programme director and worked closely across all university departments. This includes monitoring the quality of the content and managing the academic and professional teams. 

 
Appointed as Panel of Assessors of the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) in the field of music, his responsibility includes evaluating academic accreditation and assessing academic programmes. His appointment as a judge includes Short+Sweet Festival and BOH Cameronian Arts Award for the music category. 

 
Besides teaching, he was also appointed as Honorary Secretary for the Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers. He hosted the 4th Soundbridge Festival as a co-director involving more than 60 international musicians and composers that showcased over 40 new musical works. Enthusiastic toward music education and performing arts, his future career also involves cross-media discipline and its contributions to contemporary music development in Malaysia. 

Research / Conference Publications, Presentations, Performances / Recordings

PROFESSIONAL

  • Panel Assessor for the Malaysian Qualifications Agency MQA (2019 - present)
  • Auditor and Internal Quality Assessor for Taylor’s University (2019 - 2022)

Examiner for:

  • Internal Examiner for PhD Candidate, Taylor’s University (2022)
  • External Examiner for PhD Candidate, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (2022)
  • External Examiner for the Bachelor’s Degree for Composition Recital, UiTM (2019)

Adjudicator for:

  • BOH Cameronian Arts Award (2019 – Present)
  • Short+Sweet Arts Awards (2019 – 2021)
  • Tunku Zain Composition Award, Universiti Teknologi MARA (2021)
  • 4th Sound Bridge Contemporary Music Festival (2019)
  • REAL School Talent Competition (2019)

Publication:

  • Columnist, MUZTIKA Music Magazine (2021 - present)

Conference Adjudicator/Evaluator:

  • International Conference of Arts & Humanity, Sri Lanka (2020)

Festival Co-Director:

  • 4th Sound Bridge Contemporary Music Festival (2019)

COMPOSITION PERFORMANCE & COMMISSIONS

2019

  • 4th Soundbridge Festival, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

2017

  • 3rd Soundbridge Festival, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
  • Frontiers Festival, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Le Page Ensemble (composition recording), Luton, UNITED KINGDOM

2016

  • Seoul National University New Music Festival, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
  • Frontiers Festival, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Composition Workshop with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, UNITED KINGDOM

2015

  • Soundbridge Festival, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
  • Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Composers Workshop, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Risuonanze Festival, Venice, ITALY
  • 33rd Asian Composers League, Manila, PHILIPPINES
  • Malaysian Composers Concert Series, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

2014

  • China-Asean Music Festival, Nanning, CHINA
  • Frontiers Festival, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Druskomanija Festival, LITHUANIA
  • Masterclass with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM

2013

  • Evening Concert VI, Martin Harris Centre, Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Composition Workshop Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, RNCM, Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM

2012

  • Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, MALAYSIA

Networks / Industry Linkages / Memberships

Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers

  • Committee Member (2022 – Present)
  • Honorary Secretary (2019 – 2021)

Malaysia Composer Collective

  • Member (2016 – Present)

Other Accolades / Achievements

  • Research Grant, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (2015 & 2017)
  • Finalist, Young Composers Competition, Asian Composers League (2016)
  • Finalist, Composition Competition, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (2016)
  • MARA Post-Graduate Education Full Scholarship (2013)
  • MARA Post-Graduate Education Full Scholarship (2012)
  • Composition Grant Award, Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (2012)
  • Chancellery Award, Universiti Teknologi MARA (2011)
  • Best Student in Composition, Music Faculty, Universiti Teknologi MARA (2011)
  • Gold Medalist, World Wind Orchestra Competition, Singapore (2010)
  • Gold Medalist, World Association of Marching Show Band, Italy (2009)
  • Gold Medalist, World Music Championship, Netherland (2005)