What's happening in PresUniv
President University successfully held an online concert entitled "e-Jazz Live" last week (06/13). Playing musical instruments from their own homes, President University Student Orchestra along with two top 5 students of President University Idol 2019 entertained audiences with music from various genres, ranging from pop, classical, to keroncong. Not only students, but the performance was also filled with interesting collaboration with the Chairman of the President University Foundation, Prof. Dr. Ir. Budi Susilo Soepandji, D.E.A who played saxophone in a song called Moon River. In addition, there was also Fransiska Rachel, S.Sn., M.Ds., the Head of the Visual Communication Design Study Program at President University who performed Frank Sinatra's song entitled Strangers in the Night.
Prof. Budi explained that students' hard skills and soft skills were not only developed through lessons in the classroom, but also through various extracurricular activities. One of the activities at President University itself is President University Student Orchestra. In line with Prof. Budi, Conductor of President University Student Orchestra, Hary Wisnu Yuniarta said that music is a means to develop students' intellectual or cognitive skills.
Hary, who is also the Director of the World Heritage Music Academy in Jakarta, expressed his excitement over the achievements made by the President University Student Orchestra. For him, music became a universal language that unites people from various backgrounds and languages. Not only students, lecturers like Fransiska and her colleagues often times join their practice and carry out an entertaining musical performance. This makes the relationship between lecturers and students also closer.
Not necessarily good at playing musical instruments, Hary revealed that every student or lecturer could join this club and learn music together. (SL)
President University "E-Jazz Live", Konser Online Pertama oleh President University Student Orchestra
President University sukses menggelar konser online bertajuk “e-Jazz Live” pekan lalu (13/06). Memainkan alat musik dari rumahnya masing-masing, President University Student Orchestra bersama 2 mahasiswa top 5 President University Idol 2019 menghibur akhir pekan penonton dengan musik dari berbagai genre, mulai dari pop, klasik, hingga keroncong. Tidak hanya mahasiswa, penampilan juga diisi dengan kolaborasi menarik bersama Ketua Yayasan Pendidikan Universitas Presiden, Prof. Dr. Ir. Budi Susilo Soepandji, D.E.A yang memainkan saxophone dalam lagu berjudul Moon River. Selain itu, ada juga Fransiska Rachel, S.Sn., M.Ds., Ketua Program Studi Desain Komunikasi Visual President University yang membawakan lagu karya Frank Sinatra berjudul Strangers in the Night.
Prof. Budi menjelaskan bahwa hard skill dan soft skill mahasiswa tidak hanya dikembangkan melalui pelajaran di kelas, tetapi juga melalui berbagai kegiatan ekstrakurikuler atau biasa disebut unit kegiatan mahasiswa (UKM). Salah satu UKM di President University sendiri adalah President University Student Orchestra. Senada dengan Prof. Budi, Konduktor President University Student Orchestra, Hary Wisnu Yuniarta mengatakan bahwa musik merupakan sarana pengembangan intelektual atau kognitif mahasiswa.
Hary yang juga adalah Direktur World Heritage Music Academy di Jakarta, mengungkapkan kegembiraannya atas pencapaian yang sudah dihasilkan President University Student Orchestra. Baginya, musik menjadi bahasa universal yang menyatukan orang dari berbagai latar belakang dan bahasa. Tidak hanya mahasiswa, dosen seperti Fransiska dan beberapa dosen yang lain juga sering bergabung untuk berlatih dan menampilkan musik yang menghibur. Ini membuat hubungan antara dosen dan mahasiswa juga semakin dekat.
Tidak harus piawai bermain alat musik, Hary mengungkapkan bahwa setiap mahasiswa atau dosen dapat bergabung dengan klub ini dan belajar bersama. (SL)
