For some of you who doesnt know who Ananda Sukarlan is, he is Jakarta's composer and master pianist! Ananda performed at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Taman Ismail Marzuki art center in Central Jakarta. It was held on January 4, 2009 and was accompanied by other branches of art. His songs that he played were inspired by his homeland's tones and cultural elements. This concert is special because it is not only piano, but it has the combination of piano and poetry, dance, painting and politics. It was held to celebrate the 200 years of Joseph Hayden, a composer. In addition, there will be two dance performances that was choreographed by a famous dancer named Chendra Panatan. Not only that, he also performed his own composition called Hayden Seek. There were also special appearances by Elizabeth Ashford, a fluist, Alfred Young Sugiri, a pianist, Joseph Kristanto Akis, a baritone, and last but not least Bernadeta Astari, a soprano.
I think that it is great that he held a concert with many different combinations of performances. I think that Ananda Sukarlan is a great pianist, from all of his master classes he'd given me, he is amazing! It's great that he can share his love of music with other people who also loves music..
Questions:
Would u go to his concert?
Source: Jakarta Post, Friday, January 2, 2009, vol. 26, pg. 21
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Hello,
I would have loved to go to Ananda's New Year Concert! What a shame it was in Jakarta and not in Surabaya. Concerts of this kind and a greater variety of cultural events are what I miss the most in Surabaya.
Howevever, it is also up to all of us to be on the lookout for quality concerts or other types of cultural events in Surabaya.
Attending a good concert would certainly be high on our school agenda for field trips this year.
Any suggestions on where we could go? Not to Jakarta yet (although one day we will go traveling far from home) but we are open to any good ideas. Don't forget to blog your suggestions and win a field trip.
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