The Resonanz Children's Choir Explained

The Resonanz Children's Choir
Alias:TRCC
Headquarters:Jakarta, Indonesia
Artistic Director:Avip Priatna
Chief Conductor:Luciana Oendoen

The Resonanz Children's Choir is a family of choirs for child singers owned by the Resonanz Music Studio of Indonesia. It was a mixed unit comprises a total of three choir groups for children aged between four and fourteen, including Serunai, Seruling and Tifa.[1]

Founding and performance history

Founded in 2007 by Avip Priatna, the Resonanz Children's Choir is regarded to teach the right singing techniques for young singers, and indicates the singing talent of Indonesian children and teenagers, which would be further developed. They held the inaugural concert, My Name Is Music, on 8 May 2008.

The Resonanz Children's Choir regularly gives performances at venues and festivals such as Ismail Marzuki Park,[2] the Kartanegara Recital Hall and the Ciputra Artpreneur Theatre, as well as at events of national significance. Local artists that they collaborated in concerts such as Farman Purnama and Andrea Miranda, along with top choirs including Priatna's own Batavia Madrigal Singers,[3] Armonia Choir, the Twilite Chorus and many others.

The choir won the Grand Prix at the Claudio Monteverdi International Choral Festival and Competition held on Venice, Italy, in 2016, for performing Zoltán Kodály's "Tancnota" and the Papuan traditional song "Yamko Rambe Yamko".[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 8 May 2008 . Newly established children's choir puts on concert . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602003138/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/05/08/newly-established-children039s-choir-puts-concert.html . 2 June 2009 . The Jakarta Post. 13 May 2024. live.
  2. News: Ulung . A. Kurniawan . 3 September 2016 . Symphony for the Nation: A Tribute for Films . 4 May 2024 . The Jakarta Post.
  3. News: Jason . Anselmo . 25 December 2019 . 'Wish Upon A Star': Avip Priatna's take on Disney's hits . 4 May 2024 . The Jakarta Post.
  4. News: 11 July 2016 . Indonesian Children Choir Win Trophy in Venice . 4 May 2024 . Jakarta Globe.