EXULTATE CHOIR: A VOCATION FROM GOD

Thursday 9 October 2008

A VOCATION FROM GOD

We invite you to join Exultate Choir.

Yes, we need new people to join us.

If you are a Catholic living around the Parish of BMV Bogor Cathedral, who loves singing and can sing, willing to practise regularly and willing to sing in masses and other liturgical services, you can join us.

We need more tenor and bass voices; we need some junior organists, psalm singers and conductors.

You need not feel afraid or worried as Exultate is a big family. Come and join us.

4 comments:

Thomas Hargono said...: WEEEeeeee..... akhirnya sempet juga mbuka Blognya EXULTATE...

SATUJUUU..... satujuuu Mr Thomas... pokonya apa yang dikatakan Mr Thomas saya setujuu!!...

ayooo kawan-kawan bergabunglah bersama kami... untuk anda yang senang bernyanyi dan cekikikan hahahehe tanpa memandang yang Tua dan yang muda.... pokoknya disinilah tempatnya GEREJA KATEDRAL SABTU SORE JAM 1/2 7...!!

kudu jago nyanyi??... nggaa... yang penting mau belajar kan pak Thomas??... yoaa... yg namanya Gago mana bisa yang disebut mbaca Not... mbaca GAMBAR TEKNIK gw jagoo... Hanya NIATLAH yang menguatkan (lhaa wis kadung keceburr jee!! :p )... hehe

Sari Odil... katanya mau join ajak adiknya... kan dah pada bisa nyetir sendiri.. :) .... Yoan, Lintang , Suryoo... Pak Bu mereka generasi penerus EXULTATE lhoo... mbok diajak kalo latihan :) sedikit ditipu2 lahh... hahaha (lha dulu aku juga masuk EXUL diakalin Bp ma Ibu... niatnya nganter ke gereja eeee malah diajak masuk LATIHAN...sampe skr yaaa begini dech jadinya...)....

Tp yang pasti disinilah aku bisa banyak BELAJAR ngga cuma nyanyi, aku punya banyak temen di EXUL (temen nyanyi, temen nebeng, temen curhat, temen maem) , aku punya PEDE di EXUL, aku punya banyak saudara baru di EXUL , Aku Punya Tantangan di EXUL... thengkyuu EXULTATE!!... kecebur tapi ADEMNMM BENERRR...

HIDUP EXULTATE....

Thx Mr Thomas untuk Blognya.. kerenn abizz!!...

btw aku punya film ttg exul, poto ttg Exul bagaimana bisa nguploadnya ya??...ideku bagaimana kalo profil anggota bisa di update disini... misalnya kalo ada yang ultah juga bisa dibahas.. dll dlll... ini media modern yang keren dan komunikatif...o yaaa kalo dah punya kayak gini bagusnya ada yang ngumpulin berita (Sheila tu kan jurnalis jago pasti)... terus banyakin poto2 narsis dech...

SALAM BAZZ..; 13 October 2008 at 20:08
Thomas A. Sutadi said...: Dear Mas Gago,
You are one example of loyal member of Exultate. It is not surprising that Panda idolizes you and always tries to immitate the way you sing "... dona nobis pacem" while holding one of his ears. Panda's mother sometimes tells him not to hold the ear as it will not fall down while singing.

Hey... you know... at his playgroup Panda usually immitates the way you sing... holding one of his ears... he.. he..

Btw, your ideas of improving the content of this blog are wonderful... We still can upload your pictures and put lots of comments there. Great.. we can arrange them later.

Thanks a lot for your comments and support.; 13 October 2008 at 23:46
Anonymous said...: Bravo Exultate...!
Bukan main.... gema Exultate telah sampai ke dunia Teknologi Informasi.

Sebelumnya saya mohon maaf apabila 1 tahun terakhir saya tidak dapat aktif dalam kegiatan rutin Exultate karena kesibukan pekerjaan saya, tapi besar keinginan saya untuk dapat bergabung secara aktif kembali pada waktu yang akan datang. Pak Thomas, mas Gago, dan rekan2, apa yang dapat saya bantu untuk mengembangkan Blog ini? Saat ini mungkin ada yang bisa saya bantu dalam mengembangkan dan memperkaya Blog ini sebagai wujud support dari kami yang belum berkesempatan ikut mendukung Exultate secara langsung?

Sekali lagi SELAMAT untuk Exultate!

Agustinus A. Priambodo (Dede); 3 November 2008 at 20:37
Anonymous said...: Mas Dede dan Mas Gago,

Sebenarnya ada banyak yang bisa kita lakukan untuk membuat blog kita lebih baik. Kekurangannya sekarang adalah bahwa blog http;//exultate-bmv.blogspot.com lebih merupakan milik pribadi saya, apalagi saya tulis dalam bahasa Inggris sehingga tidak banyak yang bisa terlibat. Blog yang selama ini kita pakai juga masih 'ndompleng' di group blog saya dan menggunakan akun email saya.

Gagasan saya: Bagaimana kalau kita membuat satu blog lagi yang resmi/official milik Exultate? .

Usul: Bagaimana kita membuat blog baru berbahasa indonesia sehingga semua anggota bisa lebih banyak terlibat? Bisa di blogspot, multiply, friendster, facebook atau lainnya. Akun email dan password-nya juga khusus dan bukan milik pribadi. Kalau itu milik bersama, maka posting bisa dilakukan oleh beberapa atau banyak orang.

Mas Dede... bisa merancang blog Exultate berbahasa Indonesia? Nanti Mas Gago, saya, dan yang lain tinggal diberitahu password-nya sehingga semua bisa melakukan posting, meng-upload gambar, dll. Kita tunggu ya.

Salam dan berkat,
Thomas & Panda; 12 November 2008 at 11:42

HISTORY OF EXULTATE CHOIR

The idea of establishing Exultate Choir came from two church music activists: the late Mrs. A.K. Radjino and Mrs. Maria Djafar. In August 1994 they formed Exultate. At first the idea was making a singing group or vocal group for the family. They used the choir as a medium for meeting, sharing, gathering relatives and families. Later some people outside the family joined Exultate. After several months, Exultate was recognized as one of choirs in the Cathedral that could serve in liturgical ceremonies such as the Eucharist and other sacrament services.

EXULTATE'S ACTIVITIES

1. Regular practices: Since 1996 Exultate has practiced regularly, which is on Saturdays at 19.00-21.00 at the Cathedral. Since July 2008 the practice is conducted every Saturday at 18.30-20.00.

2. Singing at church: Every month Seksi Liturgi Paroki Katedral asks Exultate to serve in church services according to the schedule. So far Exultate has tried to do its best. Sometimes Exultate sings more than once in one month. Even during Christmas weeks or Holy Weeks, Exultate sometimes sings three or four times at the Cathedral. Besides, Exultate also sings in other churches such as St Fransiskus Sukasari, which puts Exultate on their schedule every other months and at St. Yakobus Rasul Church in Megamendung.

3. Anniversary: Exultate celebrates its anniversary on 15 August.

4. Christmas and Easter celebrations: On these days Exultate usually organises gatherings. We usually use Ibu Wanty's house in Jalan Merak Bogor to get together.

5. Visiting its members : Exultate is a big family whose members want to pay attention to and help others. If there is a member who suffers from diseases, other members will feel the pain... so we visit the sick members or the members who need our help.

6. Ambulare : Ambulare means "to walk". We go out together (to Puncak, Lembang, Megamendung, Rancamaya, etc.)

COMMITMENTS

EXULTATE MEMBERS 2012

CHAIRPERSON:
Simon Supratman (Pak Simon)

VICE-CHAIRPERSON:
Albertus Magnus Suryatmanto (Tingtung)

CONDUCTORS / CHOIR MASTERS:
Thomas A. Sutadi (Thomas)
Chatarina Yuli Indrayati (Rina)
Josep S. Bintoro

Thomas Hargono

ORGANIST :
Marsella Sheila Gunawan (Sheila)

SOPRANO:

Maria Gracia Maxi (Maxi)
Fransisca Elias, drg. (dr Cisca)
Laurentia Wanty Th. (Wanty)
Bernadette Widya (Widya)
Trisnawati M.T. (Tris)
Margaretha Sinclair Julianti (Yanti)
Yustina Sulastuti (Bu Ludo)
Cicilia E. Atmintarsih (Sisil)
Natalia W. (Nat)

ALTO
Yosephina Sri Andewi (Bu Husodo)
Florentina Evelina Sinaulan (Evie)
Antonia Lia Yunita (Lia)
Tri Nugrahaningsih (Bu Heri)
Yustina Sianturi (Bu Sianturi)
Dominika Ariana Ambarwati (Ambar)
Yosepha Respati (Eva)

TENOR
Josep Susilo Bintoro (Josep)
Ludovicus Hanjam (Ludo)
Suyitno
Raymundus Genty Laras (Raymund)

BASS
Simon Supratman (Simon)
Thomas Hargono Soewondo (Gago)
Nicholaus J. Thai Gogi (Nicho)
Parnamian Johanes (Mian)
Handoko

GREAT PEOPLE & CONTRIBUTORS

1. Ibu A.K. Radjino : She was the co-founder of Exultate. With the support from Bapak Dr. Radjino, she dedicated most of her rest of her life for Exultate. I do not know much about her as I joined Exultate about a year after her demise. But I still remember when she organized a choir festival at Regina Pacis Hall in 1997. The festival was called Festival Lagu-lagu Perjuangan. I was the new conductor of St. Andreas Bogor Barat Choir at that time. I also joined a seminar that Ibu Radjino organized, in which Mr Petrus Purba was invited. Ibu A.K. Radjino passed away in peace because of brain tumor in 1997. In heaven, I believe, she always prays for Exultate that she has ever established and taken care of.

2. Ibu Maria Djafar : Together with Ibu Radjino, Ibu Maria Djafar was an ardent founder of Exultate. She was the organist. I lost her when she decided to quit from Exultate in 2003. She is an expert of ethnical music arrangement. She can not sing but her music taste is very strong. She has got abundant ideas about liturgical and ethnic music. I learned a lot from her.

3. Bapak Agustinus Untoro Wisnu: After Ibu Radjino’s demise, Bapak Untoro took over her position as the trainer and chairman of Exultate. Bapak Untoro tried his best for Exultate. His brilliant ideas sometimes jump beyond everybody’s thought. His mobile job and his intention to be more active in his neighbourhood forced him to leave Exultate.

4. Bapak Josep Susilo Bintoro : He is still active at Exultate. He learned music mostly when he was in the Seminari Menengah Mertoyudan in Magelang-Central Java. He later improved his musical knowledge and skills when he studied at Sanatha Dharma University in Yogyakarta. He continued what Bapak Untoro had started. He is still active in Exultate now and he also leads and trains SMP Budi Mulia Student Choir.

5. Bapak Ignatius Yosep Soewondo: I cried when he told me that he wanted to move to Ganjuran-Yogyakarta in December 2007. He has done great things to me since I met him in St. Andreas Bogor Barat Choir. It was Pak Wondo and Ibu Wondo who first motivated me to join Exultate. When I started to take over Pak Josep Susilo Bintoro as conductor, Pak Wondo often came to my dormitory to discuss many things about choir and many things. He gave me support; he encouraged me to be brave as a conductor; he helped me to select the right songs for church masses. He himself is an artist… he is a sculptor. He loves singing… especially church songs and Javanese songs. He now lives in Ganjuran with Ibu Wondo. He is happy there because he is among a lot of people that he knows best. I always miss them and I always pray for them.

QUI BENE CANTAT BIS ORAT

"Qui bene cantat bis orat" means "the one who sings well prays twice". If you want to pray more seriously, you must sing, but sing the songs well. If you sing badly, you even will not pray... you will make your "words of prayers" useless. Since "singing well" means "praying twice", you must always try to sing well. How to sing well when our voice cannot produce good melody? Hmmm... "singing well" actually means "singing with your heart... singing with your soul". When we sing with our whole heart, Heaven will be decorated with beautiful flowers of joy... and God smiles at us. So, let's sing well... with our sincere heart. Ad maiorem Dei gloriam.