ITS (read: Sepuluh November Technology Institution) Gala Dinner in Surabaya20 June 2009
Classical music fans, ITS Surabaya held a Gala Dinner on 20 Jun 2009 at Shangri-La Hotel as a welcome ceremony to parents of their newly enrolled students.
The program was intended as a fund raising for new projects of ITS, like building an indoor gym for indoor soccer and other new pilot projects. The rector of ITS, Prof. DR. Ir. Priyo Suprobo, MS., desires ITS to be the first and the only University / Institution in Indonesia to have an orchestra of its own in order to encourage the next generation of Indonesia who are talented in Technology and Music.
As a manifestation of this dream, ITS is collaborating with Surabaya Symphony Orchestra in effort to put the vision and mission into reality. The rector, Prof. DR. Ir. Priyo Suprobo, MS., has had a discussion with DR. Solomon Tong about the collaboration.
That night, Surabaya Symphony Orchestra (chamber orchestra) with 40 musicians and the conductor Solomon Tong accompanied by ITS Choir, performed “When You Believe”, “Indonesia Jaya” and “Surabaya”.
ITS Surabaya and Surabaya Symphony Orchestra has been trying to integrate sports and classical music, by giving training to music department. It is deeply hoped that with the coming of this new facilities for sports and art music, this generation could become an extraordinary generation both in health and IQ/EQ.
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