 On
April 25, 2008, to great acclaim, the
Swara Sonora Trio gave the world premiere of the prominent Spanish-Indonesian
composer Ananda Sukarlan’s song set “Love and Variations.”
The Trio followed
this success by taking "Love
and Variations" on tour to Indonesia
in the summer of 2009. The Indonesian tour was a Peace
Tour to raise funds to support the children
of Indonesia through the UNICEF Indonesia Country Office.
In “Love
and Variations,” a collection of 8 songs for soprano, baritone,
and piano, composer Ananda Sukarlan has created musical settings
of poetry by writers from five countries (Indonesia, Spain, Mexico,
the US, and the UK), and in three languages. Each poem, and therefore
each of the eight songs, depicts a different aspect or “variation”
of love. Following the premiere, the work will be published internationally
by Gramedia Publishing International. |
| The
eight songs in “Love and Variations” are:
• Snowflakes
Poet: Henry W. Longfellow (United States)
• Glass
Conservatory Poet: Laksmi Pamuntjak (Indonesia)
• Amor
Eterno Poet: Gustavo Adolfo Becquer (Spain)
Dedicated to Leticia Martin & Ruben Rodriguez
• Hours
Continuing Long Poet: Walt Whitman (United States)
Dedicated to World Peace and Harmony
• Kukirimkan
Padamu Poet: Sapardi Djoko Damono (Indonesia)
Dedicated to Linda Jean Krueger
• So
We'll Go No More a Roving Poet: Lord Byron (Great
Britain)
• Kekasihku
Poet: Joko Pinurbo (Indonesia)
Dedicated to our parents, and all parents everywhere who strive
to raise their children well
• Si
tu me dices ¡ven! Poet: Amado Nervo (Mexico) |
|
 Ananda
Sukarlan, composer
“One of the world's leading pianists and…at
the forefront of championing new piano music,” according to
the Sydney Morning Herald, Ananda Sukarlan is certainly Indonesia's
most prominent composer as well. His works have been commissioned
and performed by the Mozart 250 Years Festival in Monterrey, Mexico,
Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music London, Indonesian Opera
Society, Hong Kong Choir Festival and many private institutions.
To celebrate Sukarlan’s 40th birthday, many events,
documentaries, and TV interviews were organized and aired in
2008 in Hong Kong, Spain, Australia and Indonesia. For more information
visit Ananda Sukarlan’s website: http://www.anandasukarlan.com. |
