Monday, 14 July 2014
AUSTRIAN SYMPHONIC WIND ORCHESTRAS IS COMING TO SAMOSIR ISLAND
Tyrol is a province in Austria which has a
multi-national history. It is located in the heart of the Alps, between Italy
and Germany. Geographically Tyrol is quite similar to the mountainous Samosir
island in Sumatra, one of the most beautiful islands in Indonesia.
One of the most popular musicians in Tyrol is
Hermann Delago. He is well known in Austria but also around Europe as well as
in Indonesia. Hermann Delago is a great composer, singer and
multi-instrumentalist as well as an experienced conductor.
In 1995 Herman Delago travelled to Indonesia for
the first time and was fascinated by variety of interesting cultures and music.
His journey started in Bali and not long after he arrived at Lake Toba/Samosir
island.
In Samosir he got to know its traditional music as
well as the fascinating details about its geographical and geological history.
Similar to Tyrol, Samosir is an attractive destination for tourists from all
over the world. Warm hearted people and a very pleasant climate made Delago
stay there for several months. He gathered with the `Bataks` – the local people
– in a place called `kedai tuak` and often heard their traditional Batak songs.
Delago got more and more interested and after learning and singing their songs,
he also learnt the Indonesian language and gradually Samosir island turned into
his second home.
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After returning to Tyrol he kept playing and
singing Batak songs and arranged them for several groups including his
orchestras. His love for Batak songs turned into a big album project with the
Jakarta-based producer Viky Sianipar. The unique collaboration was released on
CD by the World Music Label BSC from Germany. After that successful
collaboration he came up with an even bigger idea. Inspired by his love for
Batak songs and the beautiful lake Toba, he`s planning a big concert of his
Austrian orchestras in Samosir Island.
This idea was well recieved by Henry Manik, as a
very close friend of Hermann, as well as the Project Manager of his previous Collaboration project with Viky Sianipar,
called TOBATAK.
Henry Manik was born and grew up in Samosir Island, and he is living in Netherlands
in the past 10 years. He is avery passionate person about Batak Culture and
Music, and always keen to do anything and volunteer him self, in any
way that he can to help the development and achievement of his home land
Samosir Island, especialy in Tourism sector. In 2004 and 2005, he has been
succesfull to bring the Batak Group
musician, MARSADA on tour in the whole UK, and performed in a big World Music
Festival such as WOMAD, Edinburgh festival in Scotland and Live in London BBC
Radio
According to the Tour Manager, Henry Manik The
concert has the following aims:
*To point out the high value of the Batak’s music
*To manage a very unique event at Lake Toba Samosir
as one of the very attractive tourism places in Sumatra, in order to
stimulate the growth of the number of visitors to Lake Toba.
*To motivate and inspire the younger generation to
be more aware that Batak
music or Batak songs are internationally acclaimed,
and by this event it is hoped that the cultural / traditional Batak music could
be maintained.
*To motivate and inspire young people who have
desires and talents in the field of music to keep playing and developing Batak
music and songs in the future.
The concerts will take place :
- Medan , indoor , TIARA HOTEL CONVENTION on 20th
Augustus 2014, in Cooperate with ASPPI - Tourism Association
- Samosir Island , Tuk Tuk Open Stage , on 23rd
Augustus 2014 in cooperate with the local goverment, Tourism Departement.
The musicians and artists to be involved in this
concert are as follows:
About 80 musicians from Austria, divided into two
groups of orchestras as follows:
a.
STADTMUSIK LANDECK-PERJEN
b.
STADTMUSIK IMST
Vocalist / Singer: singers from Austria
Musician / Singer from Indonesia :
1 Viky Sianipar
2. Tongam Sirait
3. Retta Sitorus
4. Marsada
Project
Initiator/Artist:
Hermann Delago
Sanatoriumstrasse 8
A-6511 Zams
Austria
phone:
home: 0043 5442 64087
hp: 0043 660 1595880
mail: hermann@delago.at
General Manager/Tourmanager:
Henry Manik
Wikkestraat 12
NL-2403 ES Alphen aan
dn Rijn
Netherlands
phone:
0031 655863519
mail: henrymanik@samosircottages.com
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