PARAMABIRA Annual Concert 2011 – Ancient Wisdom

As one of Bina Nusantara University alma mater, I would like to share this news to everyone Come and join this event.

Paramabira Annual Concert 2011 - Ancient Wisdom

PARAMABIRA (Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Bina Nusantara) presents an Annual Concert with the theme: Ancient Wisdom – Songs of Faith, Devotion, and Peace, which is based on religious text and sacred tune. The choir will be led by Rainier Revireino as the conductor.

The concert will be held two times at two places:

1. Jakarta: Usmar Ismail Hall, Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav. C-22, Jakarta, on Thursday, 15th Sep 2011 07:30 PM (Tickets: VIP Rp 100.000,- Regular Rp 75.000,-)
2. Yogyakarta: TBY Societet, Jl. Sriwedari No. 1, Kel. Ngupasan, Kec. Gondomanan, Yogyakarta, on 17th Sep 2011 07:30 PM (Tickets: Rp 25.000,-)

And here’s the songs’ detail:

1. O Virtus Sapientiae | Hildegard von Bingen
2. O Magnum Mysterium | Javier Busto
3. Kyrie | Park Jung Sun
4. Anima Christi | Ryan Cayabyab
5. Bapa Kami | Perry Rumengan
6. Lacrymosa | Calixto Alvares
7. Jubilate Deo | Rainier Revireino
8. Way Over in Beulahland | Trad. Spiritual arr. Joseph Jennings (after this is INTERMISSION)
9. Ani Ma’amin | Ancient Hebrew Chant arr. Paul Caldwell & Sean Ivory
10. Voices of Autumn | Jackson Hill
11. Somon | Hideki Cihara
12. Dravidian Dithyramb | Victor Paranjoti
13. Zikr | A.R. Rahman arr. Ethan Sperry
14. Bau Leko | East Timor Chant arr. Rainier Revireino
15. Ilay Gandangan | Magundanoan Chant arr. Rodolfo Delarmente
16. Baba Yetu (Swahili adaptation of “ The Lord’s Prayer”) | Chris Kiagiri

Interested? Well, you can contact these persons:

• Cintya +628170796177
• Kevin +628988999914

Cantabile! Concert by Twilite Orchestra

Well, guess this is my first post in 2011 and I want to report in about the future concert that will take place in Balai Sarbini, Jakarta. There is a concert named Cantabile! by Twilite Orchestra conducted by Addie, MS. The concert will take place in Balai Sarbini, Jakarta on 27th January 2011 at 7:30 pm.

Cantabile! Concert Poster

This concert is the first regular concert in 2011 by Twilite Orchestra. The concert will perform these pieces:

1. Montagues & Capulets from “Romeo and Juliet” (Prokofiev)
2. Symphony No. 7, 1st movement (Beethoven)
3. Etude Op. 10 No. 4 (Chopin)
4. Petrouchka (Stravinsky)
5. Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)
6. Symphony No. 4, 1st movement (Mendelssohn)
7. Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninov)

As you can see from above, the pieces were in Nodame Cantabile japanese manga. So the name of the concert, Cantabile!, took from it. The pianists who will play those pieces are:

1. Levi Gunardi,
2. Kazuha Nakahara,
3. Gita Bayuratri, and
4. Victoria Audrey Sarasvathi

Eager to know more? There are 3 ticket schemes available, which are:

1. GOLD, Rp 500 000
2. SILVER, Rp 250 000
3. STUDENT, Rp 100 000

Unfortunately, I was late to know about this concert’s detail info and now, the only ticket available is GOLD one (me too want to watch this concert… hope Metro TV cast it live).

Lullaby of Nemunoki (Nemunoki no Komoriuta)

Song for tonight, Hayley Westenra’s Lullaby of Nemunoki from Hayley Westenra Sing Japanese Songs 2 album. Enjoy!

Here’s the lyric:

ねんねの ねむの木 眠りの木
nenneno nemuno ki nemuri no ki

そっとゆすった その枝に
sottoyusutta sono eda ni

遠い昔の 夜の調べ
tooi mukashi no yo no shirabe

ねんねの ねむの木 子守歌
nenneno nemuno ki komoriuta

薄紅の 花の咲く
usukurenai no hana no saku

ねむの木蔭で ふと聞いた
nemuno ki kokage de futo kii ta

小さなささやき ねむの声
chiisa nasasayaki nemuno koe

ねんね ねんねと 歌ってた
nenne nenneto utatte ta

故里の夜（よ）の ねむの木は
furusato no yo no nemuno ki wa

今日も歌って いるでしょか
kyou mo utatte irudeshoka

あの日の夜の ささやきを
ano nichi no yoru no sasayakiwo

ねむの木 ねんねの木 子守歌
nemuno ki nenneno ki komoriuta

Hayley Westenra – Winter Magic

On November 9th, 2009 Hayley Westenra released a Christmas album called Winter Magic and I think it’s about one or two weeks later the album came to Indonesia. I bought this album on last Thursday when I tried to buy a ticket for New Moon (but sadly, I couldn’t afford it because it’s already sold out). I think the one that I bought is the international edition because it contains the same song as the Hayley’s website stated. The other edition, I don’t know which one or how many it is, the Japanese edition, contains one bonus track called “On The Wings Of Time”.

Hayley Westenra - Winter Magic (courtesy of Hayley Westenra)

Here’s the complete list of the songs from the CD I bought:

1. The Little Road To Bethlehem
2. Carol Of The Bells
3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
4. Veni Veni Emmanuel
5. Silent Night
6. Christmas Morning
7. Sleigh Ride
8. River
9. The Little Drummer Boy
10. Corpus Christi Carol
11. All With You
12. The Coventry Carol
13. Winter’s Dream
14. Peace Shall Come

And here’s the other one (I don’t have it, I just found it in internet):

1. The Little Road To Bethlehem
2. Carol Of The Bells
3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
4. Veni Veni Emmanuel
5. Silent Night
6. Christmas Morning
7. Sleigh Ride
8. River
9. Winter’s Dream
10. The Little Drummer Boy
11. Corpus Christi Carol
12. All With You
13. The Coventry Carol
14. Peace Shall Come
15. On The Wings Of Time

Curious? Here’s the preview of every song in Japanese edition:

If you want to know the lyrics, you can find it in Song Lyrics. I’ll provide the text file containing all the lyrics (with a few adjustments) when I’m at home today. Okay, here’s the text file for your convenience. Sorry, it seems I broke the sendspace’s TOS, so if you want the lyrics, just go to the website I provided.

The Music of Sissel

It’s been over a month I’ve been hearing Sissel Kyrkjebø songs and I do like her songs. Actually I know this soprano singer a long time ago, while I’m still a junior high school student. At that time, my parents bought two CDs containing Christmas carols and one of the CD, titled as “Christmas in Vienna III”, containing her songs. Since that time, I guess I fell in love with her voice but not buy any more of her CD because of economic crisis in 1997-1998.

Sissel Kyrkjebø - Into Paradise - Norway version (courtesy of Edvard Grieg Lodge)

Well, right now, I really like to hear her album named “Into Paradise” and like I said before, it’s been over a month I heard this album. This album contains 14 songs, which are:

1. In Paradisum
2. Sancta Maria
3. Bachianas Brasileiras
4. Dido’s Lament
5. Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme
6. Dusk
7. Ingen Vinner Frem
8. What Child is This
9. Marble House
10. The Sleeping Princess
11. Vitae Lux
12. Sally Gardens
13. Ave Verum Corpus
14. Like an Angel Passing Through

I especially like her “Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme”… don’t know why Her song titled “Dusk” also gives me an impression of Zelda soundtrack… yeah… maybe that’s because of her voice sounds like a wolf song in Zelda: Twilight Princess. Her “Sally Gardens” also sounds good. It had minimal music, with just a piano, a percusion, and a flute, so it sounds like an acoustic version of “Sally Gardens”.

If you do want to try classical music, especially the one with soprano singer, try Sissel’s songs. Her voice much lighter yet powerful, clear, and wonderful than others. But if you like a songs with “full” and “heavy” soprano voice, I’ll recommend you to hear Sarah Brightman or Katherine Jenkins.