composer | arranger | conductor
Batanghari is a Jambi traditional song. The lyrics were written in rhyme, talking about the beauty of the city of Jambi as well as one’s feeling. (Jakarta, December 7th, 2018)
Commissioned by Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Ubaya Performed by Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Ubaya Bagus Syafrieza Paradhika, conductor
Written for SATB acapella.
Commissioned by SMAK 3 Penabur Jakarta, Roeddy Kosim, conductor.
The song is an encouragement for each of us to always hopeful, moving forward one step at a time.
Angin (The Wind) was a setting based on a poem written by Bagus Syafrieza Paradhika, dedicated to Okie Hosea (July 8th, 1981-July 30th, 2020). The music implies a lot of word painting technique such as ‘rainbow’, ‘ stop’, and others. (Jakarta, April 24th, 2020)
Mendesau berkesah
berhembus lirih
Menyampaikan pesan
Kesan malam merindukan nurani
Memimpikan fajar berpelangi
Bertahtakan mentari
Berhasrat menuju cakrawala meninggi
Membawa perih dambaan hati
Bertiup lirih semilir gemerisik
Berpilin-pilin mensunyi sesekali berhenti…
Membawa pergi rahasia hati.
Akankah gejolak batin pergi berakhir?
Senyap bertenang angin malam
Sampaikan salamku padanya
Buah hati kenangan pesona
Yang dulu ada kini tiada…
Sang penguasa hidup dan semesta
padaNya lah segala asa.
Bagus Syafrieza Paradhika, 2020
Commissioned by Coro Semplice Indonesia Recorded by Coro Semplice Indonesia Bagus Syafrieza Paradhika, conductor
Perjalanan Angan (Journey of Thoughts) was inspired by the busy traffic in Jakarta. Cherly described the beginning as someone is walking through a crowded situation where people are chatting, the cars are honking, a bakso (meatball) seller is passing by and the ambulance’s siren is heard, when suddenly the thoughts of that person slowly enters one’s own imagination built by the surroundings. With a lot of ideas and imagination, one is dancing in one’s own head. (Jakarta, May 27th, 2019)
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Sarinande is a traditional Moluccan (Maluku) song about a girl named Sarinande. She cries as if smoke gets in her eyes because she feels uneasy. Cherly dedicated this arrangement for her late brother, who passed away in 2012. He was a volunteer teacher in North Maluku. The intro of this arrangement was inspired by the waves in the Maluku sea Cherly has seen in the documentaries of her late brother. (May 2nd, 2015)
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Sarinande, putri Sarinande
Mengapa tangis matamu bangka’?
Aduh mama, aduhlah papa
Bak asap api maso’ di mata
Aduh mama, aduhlah papa
Hati risau apalah obatnya.
O Ina Ni Keke is a North Sulawesi traditional song written by R. C. Hardjosubroto. This song’s literal meaning was about a mother (“Ina” means mother) who went to Manado city to buy some cakes, but her daughter (“Keke” means daughter) asked for the cakes when it has already finished. Many interprets this song as an unconditional love from a mother to her daughter, but the daughter was too late to realise it. The setting takes place in an empty beach, full of nostalgic feeling. It should be performed with much expression, but it should sounds light and warm with less vibrato at the same time. (Jakarta, February 10th, 2018)
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O ina ni keke, mangewisako
Mangewa ki wenang, tumeles baleko
We ane, we ane, we ane toyo
Daimo siapa kotare makiwe
Star Light, Star Bright’s main idea is to imitate the twinkling stars, which represented by the rhythm pattern at the beginning of the song. As it was initially written for primary students, the composer tried to make it as simple as possible by having repetitive patterns, only with different keys and tempo. (Jakarta, April 13th, 2018)
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Star light, star bright
First star I see tonight
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight
This song was written during the moslem’s Ramadan month, and it was the second song written by the composer. This song rhythmic pattern and melody was influenced by the unique Ramadan tradition in Indonesia, where people will play rebana and hit the Bedug as a part of their celebration. (Jakarta, June 28th, 2015. Revised on June 8th, 2019)
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Daemon irrepit callidus,
Allicit cor honoribus,
Ponit fraudes inter laudes, cantus, saltus.
Quidquid amabile Daemon dat,
Cor Jesu minus aestimat.
Caro venatur sensibus;
Sensus adhaeret dapibus;
Inescatur, impinguatur, dilatatur.
Quidquid amabile Caro dat,
Cor Jesu minus aestimat.
Adde mundorum milia,
Mille millena gaudia;
Cordis aestum non explebunt, non arcebunt.
Quidquid amabile Totum dat,
Cor Jesu minus aestimat.