Americ Goh

composer, curator and educator

Americ Goh (born 1982, Singapore) is a Singaporean composer, curator and educator whose works have been performed internationally, published and commercially recorded, and featured in broadcasts, festivals and art song competitions. Across vocal, instrumental and conceptual forms, his music embraces experimentation while honouring tradition and craftsmanship, seeking a balance of meaning, expression and communication, and reflecting on social issues and spirituality.

Goh studied composition at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts under John Sharpley, Goh Toh Chai and Leong Yoon Pin, before continuing his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz with Gerd Kühr, Pierluigi Billone and Peter Ablinger, where he received an M.A. with distinction. He has also participated in composition masterclasses with Zygmunt Krauze, Georges Aperghis and Beat Furrer. His honours include the Musikförderungspreis der Stadt Graz and Singapore’s National Arts Council Arts Bursary (Overseas). His compositions have been broadcast on Austrian Radio Ö1’s Zeit-Ton and Ö1 Konzert, and presented at Musikprotokoll Graz, the Loisiarte Festival and the annual conference of the Austrian Society for Musicology (ÖGMw). He represented Singapore at the 1st Asia-Europe Music Camp Im’PULSE.

Alongside his work as a composer, Goh is a co-founder of The Art Song Coterie, a Singapore-based collective dedicated to the performance and advocacy of art song. Through the Coterie, he curates recital programmes that place established repertoire alongside lesser-known and contemporary works, with an emphasis on thoughtful programming, artistic context and communication with audiences.

Goh is a full-time Academic Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Music Teaching at the School of Music, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore.