PSM Unpad’s Indonesia Kirana (Radiant Indonesia) team emerged as grand champion in the 67th International Choral Competition in Arezzo, Italy.
ollowing its victory in Italy, the Padjadjaran University Student Choir (PSM Unpad) is faced with the challenge of preparing new members for the prestigious European Grand Prix for Choral Singing competition next year.
PSM Unpad’s Indonesia Kirana (Radiant Indonesia) team emerged as grand champion in the 67th International Choral Competition in Arezzo, Italy, last month through their solemn renditions of classic songs and lively reinterpretation of the Balinese Hindu “Gayatri” prayer.
The victory qualifies PSM Unpad for the final round of the 2020 European Grand Prix for Choral Singing in Debrecen, Hungary. But as some of their current members will soon graduate from Padjadjaran University in Bandung, West Java, the choir must train new singers to compete in the European Grand Prix.
“It’s like soccer’s World Cup; the European Grand Prix is the top-ranking competition for choral singing,” the choir’s media manager, Richard Ismail, told The Jakarta Post over the phone.
The European Grand Prix will see the winners of six European choral competitions competing for the top title. As champion of the Italian competition, the Indonesia Kirana team will face fellow winners from events held in France, Spain, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Hungary.
Since returning home, Indonesia Kirana team leader Dewi Mayangsari has been working to rearrange the group’s formation.
“Some members must be replaced as they will graduate soon, and some others are [leaving for] other reasons,” said Dewi, who served as a soprano in the team.
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