How about a night of classical music
How about a night of classical music
JAKARTA (JP): A series of classical vocal music concerts,
dedicated to 500 years of music ranging from the Renaissance to
Broadway, will take place at The Dharmawangsa in South Jakarta
starting on Friday, Oct. 22.
The series is entitled Bel Canto, or beautiful song in
Italian, a term that describes the singing style popularized
across Europe in the 18th century when great value was placed
upon the dynamic beauty of the human voice.
The series of eight concerts will be opened by The Batavia
Madrigal Singers presenting a Romantic Evening of German
Liederabend -- Schubert, Schumann, Brahms on Friday.
The Batavia Madrigal Singers' core members are graduates of
Parahyangan University in Bandung who live in Jakarta. The
University and the Singers have the same conductor, Avip Priatna,
who took the Parahyangan Choir on its successful tour to the
Netherlands and Italy a couple of years ago.
The concerts, which are scheduled to end in May next year,
will then continue with The Jakarta Singers, who will make their
debut performance, An Evening at the Opera, under the direction
of Tommy Prabowo on Nov. 26.
Comprising of members from different countries, including
Britain, America, Australia, France, Japan, China and Indonesia,
The Jakarta Singers share a common love of vocal music with which
they hope to entertain opera music lovers here.
On Dec. 17, The Christmas Concert by The St. Cecilia Choir,
one of the oldest choral ensembles in Jakarta, will perform a
blend of various Christmas and holiday pieces with Tommy Prabowo
as one of the three performing conductors.
Renaissance music, Love and Marriage -- 16th Century English
Madrigals and Folk Songs, will be performed on Feb. 12 next year
by The Parahyangan Catholic University Choir with Avip Priatna as
conductor. The Batavia Madrigal Singers will appear for the
second time on March 3 with three top sopranos in A Soiree
Francaise -- Renaissance to the Modern Period of French Art Songs
featuring Faure, Gounod, Bizet, Debussy and Ravel.
An Anthology of Musicals -- From Broadway to Disneyland will
be the theme for the next concert on April 1 presented by The St.
Cecilia Choir, while the Batavia Madrigal Singers are scheduled
to appear alongside seven renowned soloists on April 25 for the
Millennium Opera Gala Night.
The run of concerts will end with An Evening At Broadway on
May 19 featuring The Jakarta Singers. (ste)