Aula Simfonia Jakarta
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Aula Simfonia Jakarta is a 1200-capacity concert hall in Kemayoran, Jakarta.
It is part of the Reformed Millennium Center Indonesia development, a development consisting of a megachurch, art gallery, library, school and theological college. Its principal conductor and artistic director is an Indonesian Reformed Evangelical Church evangelist, Stephen Tong.[1] Jahja Ling, an Indonesian-Chinese of American citizenship, is artistic consultant.
The hall has featured not only Western classical but also Balinese gamelan performances.[2] It features Indonesia's largest pipe organ, built by Casavant Frères.[3]
History
[edit]Aula Simfonia Jakarta officially opened in 2009, established without any funding from the government. Both local and international musicians have performed in this hall.
Objective
[edit]This concert hall has never required any use of speakers during live music performances. Its layout and design were carefully made with a strategically layered ceiling to amplify the sound, as well as filtering out excess noise to achieve the rarely-accomplished 35 dB (decibels).[citation needed]
The pipe organ is one of the oldest musical instruments with the most intricately-made components in the world. Aula Simfonia Jakarta possesses a Casavant Frères production from 1962 with 3217 pipes, with a total weight of more than 10 tons. Some of the organ pipes are used as a main decoration on the wall behind the music hall stage.[4]
Architecture
[edit]Aula Simfonia Jakarta is dominated by brown tones with different types of wood finishes, surrounded by paintings of celebrated composers and varied statues representing well-known musical instruments, illuminated by a crystal chandelier over the center stage.
References
[edit]- ^ http://site.aulasimfoniajakarta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=74[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A harp delight from Aula Simfonia".
- ^ "Whats on - Garuda Magazine - the Magazine of Garuda Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "Pipe Organ Database | Knight Organ Company, Inc. (2010) Aula Simfonia (Symphony Hall)". Pipe Organ Database. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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