EXULTATE CHOIR: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAK SIMON & MBAK ANDANG

Tuesday 11 November 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAK SIMON & MBAK ANDANG

On behalf of Exultate members, I would like to wish Pak Simon and Mbak Andang a Happy Birthday. Pak Simon celebrated his birthday on 28 October 2008 and Mbak Andang celebrated it on 7 November 2008. Exultate is very proud to have these two personnel as they have shown their great commitment not only for the existence of Exultate but also the development. May they always find God's grace in their daily life and may their life be filled with happiness, wealth and health. Ad multos annos!

(Thomas A. Sutadi)
Thanks to Mas Thomas Hargono, who has posted a comment on Pak Simon. What Mas Gago wrote about Pak Simon is 100% true. Pak Simon is a great man with a humble heart and a sense of humor. God bless him.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Dear everyone...

Memang betul mereka berultah... sugeng tanggap warsa... Pak Simon and Mbak Andang are like icons for us, right? Maybe they should share their experiences in joining Exultate here in this blog.

Trus...seperti yang saya tulis untuk menanggapi comment dari mas Dede, sekali lagi saya usul agar kita punya blog resmi/official Exultate. maksud saya, blog itu menjadi milik bersama, kita semua bisa menulis dalam bahasa Indonesia untuk posting2nya...

Saya sudah usul supaya mas Dede mendesain yang baru... jadi kita bisa punya dua blog: yang satu tidak resmi tapi berbahasa inggris, dan yang satu lagi resmi dan berbahasa indonesia.

Tapi ini sekedar usul... kalau misalnya kita cukup punya seperti sekarang... ya mangga. Cuma..., teman-teman kan tidak bisa posting karena tidak tahu passwordnya... dan saya tidak bisa memberi tahu passwordnya karena passwordnya juga terhubung dengan email saya... kalau ada yang baca email pribadi saya... wah gawat dong.

ok, mangga dipun penggalih. God bless you.

Thomas & Panda; 12 November 2008 at 11:54
Thomas Hargono said...: hello smuahh,

Met Ultah Mbakyuku tercinta, Mbak Andang... mbakyuku yang paling sayangg banged ma aku... jiann si-mbak si-mbak bangedd dech ibu ini.. hahahaha...
dulu waktu pertama kali ketemu mbak Andang....waktu itu kayaknya di tempat bude Rajino... terusss lama sering ndengeri swara mbakyuku ini dari mobil Daihatsu "Trajet"ku sing warnanya soklat metalic... (terlalu berlebihan!! :p )... yang tak parkir tak jauh dari pintu gerbang gereja.. waktu itu pintu depan gereja belom dikunci kayak skr karena dulu konon suasananya lebih kondusip... hehe... SWARARARARANYA itu lho khasss bangedd... jiann melengking king... turrr bergetar getarr... kayak kita dibawa ke langit ke7... sampe katanya dia ngga mampu mengontrol GETARAN-GETARAN yang selalu muncul dari bibirnya... "kademen kali mbak.. saiki kan gerejo ne wis ngganggo AC".. hihihihi.... terus teruss inget juga misa bareng doi pas aku duduk didepannya... wahhh wis koyo kaset wae ndengerin swara buluh perindunya.... pokoknya MBAKAT BANGEDD dech mbakyuku iki... Konon Bude Rajino juga SANGAT KESEMSEM sama suara indah mbak ANDANG.. dahsyattt...
di luar nyanyi Mb andang adalah pribadi yang kuat dan MATURE... sangat sangat MANDIRI... rumahnya kecil tapi sangat rapi dan detail... telitilahh orangnya... wis kalo bikin acara HEBOH2an... kudu ngajak Mb Andang... kemampuan mobilisasi massanya sedahsyat skillnya mengeluarkan baby tuk kenal dunia tuk pertama kalinya... dipastikan kalo Mb Andang join pasti acaranya RAME yang dateng...
emmm yang lain mb andang adalah pribadi yang sangat keras dan ceplas ceplos... kritik2nya sangat tajam dan apa adanya... tapi jangan salah beberapa kali saya bisa terbangun oleh dia.. " ehh dik Gago kalo solis itu kamu harus kayak gini... kayak si itu lhooo... ".. "kalo besok kawin kamu ngga boleh salah kayak gitu y"... wahahaha keren KERENZ... aku seneng punya mbakyu kayak mb andang...

semoga dengan bertambahnya umur Mbakyuku semakin bertambah bahagia... bertambah jago nyanyinya... selalu sehatt... dan diberkati TUhan serta selalu diberkahi keberuntungan...

Met Ultah Mbakk...

emm menanggapi usulan Mr Thomas dan Mas Dedeh... OKE aja sie.. namun hal tersulit saat kita punya web atau blog adalah kita atau admin harus selalu konsisten mengupdate berita2 di web/blog kita agar terus hidup ... saya sendiri secara waktu belum tentu bisa mengupdate berita di blog ini.. artinya seperti memberikan comment.. dan sampai saat ini pun yang melihat blog kita dari internal EXULTATE pun masih terbatas... jadi menurut saya apapun medianya (WEB/BLOG)sepanjang media tersebut bisa berkembang dan update selalu dengan berita2 terkini rasanya dah menyenangkan...

saya sendiri sangat senang bisa mencurahkan apa yang saya pikir, apa yang saya rasa lewat mesia ini dah suatu hiburan buat saya... karena kadang inspirasi itu datang ngga tentu waktu... kadang kita juga malu kalo ngomong langsung... dengan mesia ini jadi lebih aktual..

OK segitu dulu...

CU all...; 12 November 2008 at 19:33

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.