Blue Choir of Sam Ratulangi University (original) (raw)

The Blue Choir of Sam Ratulangi University is a students choir of Indonesia that consists of around 50 singers selected from full-time engineering students at Sam Ratulangi University. Between auditions, each new choir meets around six times to learn new repertoire, tour both urban and rural parts of North Sulawesi, provide choral workshops for schools and to tour internationally. The choir has received international attention and critical acclaim from overseas audiences but limited publicity in Indonesia itself. Their repertoire, although widely varied in style, age and language, specifically emphasises works by Indonesian composers and music from and other cultures. Performances by the choir regularly include commissioned works showcasing these uniquely North Sulawesi and Indonesian tra