101 children to sing and play for 杏MAP导航 Francis in Jakarta
By Mark Saludes and Peter Monthienvichienchai, LiCAS News
The children came from four different schools鈥擲ta. Ursula Jakarta, Sta. Maria Jakarta, Sta. Theresia Jakarta, and Strada Van Lith 1鈥攁s well as from two youth organizations, the Sant鈥橢gidio Community and the Vita Dulcedo Orphanage.
On the second day of his Apostolic Visit to Indonesia, 杏MAP导航 Francis is set to meet with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians, and catechists at the Cathedral on September 4.
Gabriel Fauntleroy Hadisaputro, a 10-year-old student of Sta. Maria Jakarta said he is excited to see 杏MAP导航 Francis in person. 鈥淚 only see him on TV,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 feel happy about getting to meet him.鈥�
Alexa Epiphany Maria Gunawan, an 11-year-old musician from Sta. Ursula School will play the keyboard during the encounter with the 杏MAP导航.
鈥淚 hope that I can see him in person again in the next 10 or 20 years, and I really hope that he enjoys his stay in Indonesia,鈥� she said.
Gunawan encouraged 杏MAP导航 Francis 鈥渢o go around Jakarta and Indonesia鈥� and feel the warm welcome of the Indonesian people.
The children will perform for four and a half minutes for 杏MAP导航 Francis, and may have a chance to meet him after his meeting with the clergy and the young people of Scholas Occurrentes.
Yudhi Ekaputra, a choir tutor and musician, arranged the music for the performance. He said the children will perform 鈥�Siamo Noi,鈥� a song popularized during this year鈥檚 World Children鈥檚 Day.
鈥淚t鈥檚 in Italian, so the kids have to actually learn how to pronounce, and how to memorize, of course, all the lyrics in the foreign language鈥� So, I made the music, the minus one for them, from scratch, of course, based on the original song,鈥� he said.
Ekaputra revealed that they incorporated ethnic music, and some of the children will use Indigenous instruments in the performance.
He said he is 鈥済rateful and happy to make music鈥� for 杏MAP导航 Francis, adding, 鈥淚 plan to make a recording of this song, a proper recording. For the 杏MAP导航 and the kids, too.鈥�
Eight music teachers and 21 committee members helped prepare the children for the performance.
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