May, Concerts 30 April 2009
Posted by mikebm in Renungan.1 comment so far
This is the last day of April and I would like to inform you dear readers that the concert season is back to Jakarta. May, which starts tomorrow is going to be packed with concerts all around Jakarta.
We can choose from piano recital, trumpet recital, choir concert, harp recital, orchestra, and many others. For more information you can go to Concert Info page, where you can find the schedule of those concerts. And if possible, please use this opportunity to bring a friend who has never been to a concert before to experience the beauty music.
And expect to read a new concert review in this blog. Been planning to attend concerts in May. See you there….
Sudah Ber-Haydn? 20 April 2009
Posted by mikebm in Classical music, Opinion.Tags: haydn
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Ketika banyak orang terpesona dengan Mendelssohn tahun ini, dengan 200 tahun lahirnya, tampaknya banyak yang lupa bahwa tahun ini juga merupakan 200 tahun meninggalnya Franz-Josef Haydn, sang komposer besar era klasik.
Dan nampaknya di Indonesia, belum terdengar sebuah konser yang ditujukan untuk Haydn. Padahal Haydn adalah salah satu komposer paling produktif sampai saat ini dengan output karya yang melebihi angka 4000. Sejujurnya menyuguhkan Haydn adalah salah satu opsi yang masuk akal karena memang pilihan yang tersedia begitu banyak. (more…)
Playing in an Orchestra from Home 16 April 2009
Posted by mikebm in Uncategorized.2 comments
This is one of the results of the much discussed Youtube Symphony Orchestra, the Internet Orchestra. Everybody in it plays from home, recorded it and send it to youtube for assessment. And this is the result of the mixed up orchestra, played by hundreds all over the world.
And this very second in Carnegie Hall, New York City, The Youtube Symphony Orchestra, made up by a throng of musicians all over the world who submitted their videos to Youtube, is playing this very piece. The musicians are selected by youtube and sent to US to rehearse and perform the piece… I will keep you updated…
Melihat Instrumen Kuno 14 April 2009
Posted by mikebm in Classical music, Opinion, instrument, orchestra.Tags: performance practice, period instrument
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Beberapa waktu lalu saya pernah mengeluhkan tentang sedikitnya begitu terbatasnya rentang pertunjukan musik di Indonesia, khususnya di Jakarta. Rentang ini terutama menyangkut periode era musik yang ditampilkan yang terutama hanya berhenti di era klasik saja.
Kurang dieksplorasinya musik barok dan pendahulunya juga membuat keterbatasan lain, yaitu kita hampir sama sekali tidak pernah mengenal instrumen kuno atau period instruments. (more…)
