Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tazul Izan Tajuddin

Dean

Tazul Izan Tajuddin born in Banting Malaysia was a British resident composer. He grew up in Kuala Lumpur, later was in the USA from 1994-1996 and London, UK from 1997-2009. He was Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard University in 2015-2016 invited by Chaya Czernowin. He studied music at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia and received music scholarship award initiated by Malaysian Prime Minister in 1992-93 to further study in composition. He studied Master's in Music Composition at Carnegie Mellon University, USA and Doctor of Philosophy from University of Sussex, UK. He attended composition courses at Manuel de Falla Festival, Granada, Spain in 1996 and Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique or Insitute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music (IRCAM) in Paris, France in 2001. From 2017 until 2021, Prof Tajuddin is Dean Faculty of Music, was the head of Composition Program (2011-2014) and Associate Professor in Composition at Faculty of Music, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). He is Vice-President (2010-2011, 2014-currently) and President (2012-2014) for the Society of Malaysian Contemporary Composers (SMCC) and Associate Secretary (2018-2020),Vice President to Fulbright Alumni Association Malaysia 2020-2022. So far, he has written more than 50 works. His works have been performed and presented in 23 countries and broadcasted in Asia, Europe, Australasia and North America. His works are published online by Alexander Street Press (US/UK),Babelscore (France) and recorded by ATMA Classique (Canada),FMR Records (UK),Ibersonic (Spain),FM Records (UiTM, Malaysia) and Dynamic Publication (Malaysia).

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• tazulizan@uitm.edu.my

Dr. Nadia Widyawati Madzhi

Deputy Dean (Academic Affairs)

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• nadiawidyawati@uitm.edu.my

Dr. Ahmad Rithaudin Md Noor

Deputy Dean (Student Affairs)

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• rithaudin@uitm.edu.my

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sharifah Faizah Syed Mohammed

Deputy Dean (Research and Industry Linkages)

Areas of interest: Performance Practice/ Historically Informed Practice, Ethnomusicology and Cultural Studies. Sharifah Mohammed is Associate Professor of Music at Universiti Teknologi MARA. She received her PhD from Monash University under the supervision of professors Margaret Kartomi and James Chin. As a graduate of City University, UK, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Bath University, Sharifah majored in piano and composition to obtain a BA (Hons.) Music and an MA in Performance Studies. In 2003 she established the Bachelors in Music Performance course at UiTM. Her research interest includes performance and historically informed practice, often encompassing performativity, identity and nationalism. She believes that understanding music involves a convergence of history, politics, arts, and cultural studies. She premiered a book on the art song of Indonesia or lagu seriosa with Springer (2021) entitled Musical Nationalism in Indonesia. The guitar tribute, Tales of Malaysia: Between Two Worlds (2020) by Nathan Fischer, features her composition, Incantation of Ulek Mayang, which can be found on Amazon. Read the review on https://www.nathanfischer.com/reviews .

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• sharifahfaizah@uitm.edu.my