Jaya's charity concert to benefit needy children
Jaya's charity concert to benefit needy children
The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali
The upcoming piano recital of noted businessman, TV host and
musician Jaya Suprana will certainly delight local music lovers,
who rarely view live concerts or music recitals.
Organized by the Bali International Women's Association
(BIWA), the charity concert will be held at Paradise Plaza Hotel
in Sanur on Saturday night, Dec. 6 to benefit the children who
have left school due to the worsening economic situation on the
island following the Kuta bombing tragedy.
Jaya Suprana, known for his witty performances as a TV host
and a successful businessman running one of Indonesia's prominent
herbal factories, will perform a number of his own music
compositions, mostly a blend of Western vibratos and Balinese and
Javanese ethnic sounds.
As a TV host, Suprana has hosted noted figures, including
President Megawati Soekarnoputri, former president Abdurrahman
Wahid, dangdut singer Inul Daratista and many others.
Born in Singaraja, North Bali, the accomplished pianist and
cartoonist graduated from the Musikhochschule in Muenster and the
Folswanghochschule in Essen Germany. He helped to develop Yayasan
Pendidikan Musik foundation for music education in Jakarta in
l952.
The YPM later became a forum for creative composition,
feedback and musical development for younger generations of
Indonesian musicians. The foundation also organized a series of
classical music concerts at Taman Ismail Marzuki cultural center.
The concert program will be divided into three parts.
In the first program, Suprana will perform his own
compositions entitled Prakata, Berceuse, Trance, Contemplation
Jenang Gula, Fantasi Arum Dalu and Uro-Uro.
In Gita Nusantara part, he will play Javanese songs Yen Ing
Tawang Ono Lintang, (If the sky has sparkling stars), Es Lilin
(composed by Mang Koko), Warung Pojok (anonymous), Permata Hati
and Angin Malam (composed by the late A. Riyanto). He will also
play four composition by famous song composers Ismail Marzuki.
Among Marzuki's pieces are Kopral Jono, Rindu, Juwita Malam
and Sabda Alam.
In Intermezzo Evergreens part, Suprana will play the Bee Gee's
hit I Started a Joke, Crazy (Willy Nelson) and My Way (by Paul
Anka).
The concert will be concluded by a music presentation called
Indonesia Pustaka.