Twilite Orchestra to perform 'Tribute to A Nation'

Twilite Orchestra to perform 'Tribute to A Nation'

JAKARTA (JP): You can choose to celebrate the country's 54th
anniversary in a number of ways, but one of the most entertaining
and worthwhile choices would be to attend a performance of the
Twilite Orchestra, which will be performing patriotic music and
raising funds for a scholarship program.

Tribute to A Nation -- Salute to Indonesia's Independence Day
1999 is the theme of the Twilite Orchestra's concert scheduled
for Dharmawangsa's grand ballroom in South Jakarta on Aug. 18.

Organized by the Mines and Energy Society (Bimasena), the
concert, which is being held to promote the importance of human
resources for the economic growth and development of the country,
is expected to raise funds for the society's scholarship program.

"Fully aware of the importance of raising the quality of human
resources to meet the challenges of competition in this era of
globalization, Bimasena has taken the initiative of starting a
scholarship program for selected students of mining and energy,"
the former secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries and the chairman of Bimasena's advisory
board, Subroto, said in a statement made available to The Jakarta
Post.

The concert will include philharmonic arrangements of
patriotic music by famous Indonesian composers, including
Mutahar, Sudharnoto, Kusbini and Ismail Marzuki.

Apart from the Indonesian repertoire, the orchestra will also
perform Western compositions, including Edgar Elgar's Pomp and
Circumstances March No. 4 and Peter Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.

For further information call 021-725-8668. (ste)