Project title: Lalare
Orkestra: The future of traditional music maestros
Synopsis:
The people of Java island’s most eastern regency Banyuwangi have
always been proud with their traditional music. Aside from their rituals, from
sacred trance dance to an elaborate wedding celebration, traditional music is
inseparable. Traditional popular songs find their huge fans beyond the
regency’s border, creating a growing music industry. In 2008, there were over
50 recording companies.
Unlike in some parts of the country which saw many
traditional performing arts under threat, Banyuwangi traditional performing
arts are alive and healthy. A regular music group normally consists of maximum
13 people, among others with two sets of bamboo slit drums, a set of gongs,
triangle, flute, traditional violin.
The Lalare Orkestra (Children Orchestra) is a performance by
100 school children of various age from 8-13 years old, aiming to create a
powerful branding for traditional music and bringing traditional music
performance to the next level. The child musicians are hand-picked by music
maestros who serve later as their trainers.
The 100 children from various districts in Banyuwangi
enjoyed a six-month practice under supervision of traditional music maestros
before performing before thousands of audience as a part of Banyuwangi
Festival.
For Banyuwangi and the audience in general, it was the first
time a traditional music peformance enjoyed an applause they have never seen
before.
With the success of the performance, the government of
Banyuwangi will make it a regular event featured on the Banyuwangi Festival
which stretches almost a year long.
In 2016 Banyuwangi festival,
the member of young musicians will be doubled to 200 performers.
Impact of project:
With the rising popularity of the Lalare Orkestra, every 25
districts in Banyuwangi prepare to have their own child orchestra as they dream
to perform in Banyuwangi Festival. The government is to hold a competition
among children music groups annually.
Uniqueness of
project:
Massive child musicians performing orchestratic
Budget:
The local government of Banyuwangi regency provided all the
financial backup up to Rupiah 200,000,000 ($15,384), and expecting to see the
future of Banyuwangi traditional music maestros.
Roles and responsibility
of person involved:
Moh. Syaiful, music trainer
Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOARODEZ-0g
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