Musical poetry contest to be held

Musical poetry contest to be held

JAKARTA (JP): The Directorate of Culture of the Ministry of
Education and Culture will hold a musical poetry contest for
adolescents as part of its activities designed to develop human
resources.

All Indonesians aged between 15 and 22 living in Greater
Jakarta are eligible to take part in the contest.

Each contestant is expected to choose one of the poems
selected for the competition by the organizing committee, and to
submit a copy of the music it is to be set to, by Oct. 30 at the
latest.

Every contesting group will be given seven to 10 minutes to
present its work, the selected poem set to an original musical
score, arranged by the contestant.

The committee said in a statement that the grand final is
scheduled to be held at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, in Pasar Baru,
Central Jakarta, on Nov. 11.

During the final, a team of judges, made up of Sapardi Djoko
Damono, Franki Raden and Samsuddin Hardjakusumah, will select six
finalists as winners, who will be entitled to total cash prizes
of Rp 7.5 million (US$3,314.18).

The directorate will also organize another contest on "drawing
and narrating" under the theme "The Indonesian people and the
Environment".

The competition is open to all Indonesians, aged under 30,
throughout the country. The committee did not announce whether
the number of participants will be limited, given the possibility
that the contest might attract a huge number of people.

It only said that participants could be either individuals or
in groups, with registration for entries open until November.

The participants will vie for total cash prizes of Rp 7.5
million. The winners will be selected by a team of judges headed
by cartoonist Dwi Koendoro. (29)