There is more to string instruments than just classical pieces. To those who regularly frequent Suropati Park on Sundays, Johann Sebastian Bach or Beethoven are just symbols of aspiration on their foreheads.

It is their minds that give inspiration to a variety of compositions, which come from the modification of folk songs or songs from their childhood that are short and memorable.

On one Sunday morning, kids attended an open course at the park. They formed a musical ensemble playing some children'€™s songs, conducted by their teacher.

Making it a perfect place to share their knowledge after tolerating the traffic noise around the park, the teacher presented a unique mixture of public loudness and a well-orchestrated string ensemble that reached everyone on the block.

After repeated pauses for corrections, they finally carried out a short piece correctly.

As the simple tunes from the amateur ensemble constituted by young learners still echoed, solo violists across the park staged their own shows for inattentive visitors and, mostly, for themselves.

One of them, sitting under lush trees, showed his skills in playing an American country-style song.

Although the people around him did not seem to pay attention, his performance was a head-turning one.

It showed that the casually dressed violist had what it takes to play a fast tune '€” rapid and accurate fingers, excellent memory and improvisation.

Apparently he spends his holidays quite seriously.

Across from him, another person impressed a visitor who listened with a certain degree of joy to a long composition of his. Its melody seemed to resemble that of traditional Javanese music.

On the other corner, a man showed his friend how to make pop songs applicable to violin.

Purnadi Phan
Jakarta

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