Twilite orchestra goes to the campus<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Campus and popular music are at times
\nintertwined -- one feeds the other. Pop or rock gigs are a
\nregular thing on stage while dangdut sometimes sneaks onto a more
\ninformal milieu.<\/p>\n
In the late 1970s, the latter was made popular by a bunch of
\nstudents, from a respectful university, who founded a dangdut
\nvocal group. All of sudden, singing dangdut was not kampungan or
\nold-fashioned anymore. So was the \"Jazz Goes to Campus\" at the
\nUniversity of Indonesia -- the next will take place next month --
\nan annual musical festival that has been running for 23 years.<\/p>\n
Sadly, it doesn't seem the case for classical music or
\nanything that comes with orchestral stereotypes: serious,
\nintricate tunes that are only fit for the older generation.<\/p>\n
So, as an effort to entice the campus public to orchestral
\nmusic, Addie MS with his Twilite Orchestra launched a special
\nprogram to play at campuses.<\/p>\n
Starting from the University of Indonesia in Depok in March,
\nthe Twilite Orchestra team had successfully tamed its unusual
\nvenue, the Balairung hall. It took three days to set up the hall
\n-- notoriously known for its high-ceilinged architecture that
\nresponds to sound in a series of echoes -- complete with a built-
\nup stage where members of the orchestra and the university's
\nchoir \"Paragita\" performed.<\/p>\n
A compromising choice for a repertoire was the next step.
\nWhile inserting a heavy tune, such as Giuseppe Verdi's La
\nTraviata, Twilite Orchestra also featured popular numbers like
\nJohn Williams' Raiders March from the Indiana Jones soundtrack.<\/p>\n
In the second round, they hope to do the same magic at
\nJakarta's Istora Senayan on the 24th of October. Titled
\n\"Musicademia\", the concert targets campuses in Jakarta. The
\nrepertoire is even bumpier than the one in March. Indonesian
\nmarch songs such as Sumpah Pemuda(to commemorate Youth Pledge
\nDay) will be sung after excerpts of operas such as Carmina
\nBurana, while Harvey Malaiholo will belt out Barry Manilow's
\npopular I Write the Song.<\/p>\n
Anything to entice these students to classical music. All
\ncomes with an affordable price, thanks to private sponsors. If
\nthe earlier concert in Depok attracted around 4,000 students who
\npaid Rp 10,000 each, tickets for the one in Istora are being sold
\nat Rp 7,000 each with the hope that its 6,000 seating capacity
\nwill be fully booked. (Helly Minarti)<\/p>",
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