Tag: choir
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These brave lads!
It was crazy to ponder that these kids, not even 18 years old by then, were able to sing this quite difficult song. Filled with wide range of notes, dissonance, recitatives, and more, it was a joy to behold. Not perfect, of course, but brave enough to have gone there and done that. Pujilah Tuhan, a […]
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Hasil Lengkap Pesta Paduan Suara Gerejawi (Pesparawi) Nasional XI 2015
Usai menanti beberapa hari, Lembaga Pengembangan Pesparawi Nasional (LPPN) secara resmi merilis hasil lengkap Pesta Paduan Suara Gerejawi (Pesparawi) Nasional XI yang diselenggarakan di Ambon pada 2-12 Oktober 2015. Dalam pengumumannya, terlampir surat-surat keputusan, nilai dan peringkat, nomor undian, serta para juri pada masing-masing kategori. Dengan telah melakukan pemeriksaan silang dengan daftar undian peserta Pesparawi […]
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Notes from Ambon: Gratefulness
If you have a chance to say ‘thank you’, to whom you will say those two words? I had a blast during the past week, accompanying a bunch of teenagers who I have considered my own siblings. They may be 6-8 years younger than me (which suggests my actual age), but I had a lot […]
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Notes from Ambon: Pep Talk
Sometimes, the secret to winning lies in what is said, not what is done. Many coaches have their own ways of telling their kids to seize the moment. Motivation is a delineating line between triumph and defeat. These trainers may make speeches, or utter one simple—yet utterly meaningful—sentence that the players hold firm. From the […]
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Notes from Ambon: Surprise
“You will be performing tomorrow, not the day after.” If that sounds like a nightmare coming true, I don’t blame you. A choir competition is supposed to be predictable. Surprises, at least at the organization side, should be very, and I mean, very minimum. Schedules are published months prior, the list of juries is also issued […]
Matthew Hanzel 