The Resonanz Children’s Choir (TRCC) is one of Indonesia’s most amazingly talented musical groups, a fact they proved once again last weekend with a huge win at the Claudio Monteverdi Choral Festival and Competition, which was held in Venice, Italy, from July 7-10.
TRCC came out on top at the end of the international competition, in which they sang against other top choir groups from all over the world. They not only earned the top spot in the Children and Youth category, they also earned the Grand Prix award for the best overall score of any team in the competition.
The Jakarta-based choir’s winning performances mixed Asian and Western song choices, including a stirring rendition of “Táncnóta”, by Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály, as well as the traditional Papuan song “Yamko Rambe Yamko”, which they performed in the final round.
In a press release announcing the big win, TRCC’s manager Dani Dumadi wrote: “The Resonanz amazed the jury and audience in the Santa Margherita auditorium. That could be seen from the standing ovation they gave the choir.”
This is not the first major international competition triumph for TRCC. The 42-person choir has also won singing contest in Hong Kong, Hungary and San Francisco.
But obviously their latest win in Italy meant a lot to them. Just watch how happy they were after their victory was announced!
