SURYAMALANG.COM|SURABAYA – In fact, the pandemic did not dampen the spirit of the Student Choir (PSM) team. November Ten Institute of Technology (ITS) to re-carve his achievements at the international level.
This time, ITS PSM won second place in the Mix Youth Choir category at the 2021 Jean Sibelius Festival Choral Competition (JSFCC) which was held in Finland, last Wednesday (17/11/2021).
JSFCC is the first online choir competition that ITS PSM has participated in.
According to Rossa Valentine, Head of ITS PSM, at first, ITS PSM did not think of participating in online competitions.
This is because the competition in the form of live recording is quite risky in its preparation.
“Usually we only participate in activities in the form of virtual concerts during the pandemic,” explained Rossa to SURYA.co.id, Friday (11/19/2021).
The ITS PSM consisting of 35 people participated in the Mix Youth Choir category for ages 16-25 years.
In that category, they sang four songs, namely Ungewitter with composer Robert Schumann, Io Piango with composer Morten Lauridsen, Birds of Paradise with composer Amilio Fahlevi and Budi Susanto Yohanes, and Pesona Alamku with composer Gabriel Denis Devian.
The choreography featured in the song Birds of Paradise is a unique feature for ITS PSM.
In addition, there are also interesting things from the song Pesona Alamku which is displayed. The reason is, the song is the work of ITS PSM alumni.
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