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For reading the first series of “Sing for the World” about the introduction and achievement of Voca Erudita choir group, please click here:Sing for the World Part I: On Behalf of Indonesia, They Will Sing for the World
For reading the second series of “Sing for the World” about the love of Voca Erudita choir group to Sebelas Maret University and Solo city plus about its fabulous concert, please click here:Sing for the World Part II: The Fire Comes from Here
For reading the third series of “Sing for the World” about the Hong Kong student who gets involved in Voca Erudita, please click here: Sing for the World Part III: Originally from Hong Kong, Bunch of Love for Indonesia.
For reading the fourth series of “Sing for the World” about Voca Erudita’s achievements in the 1st Bandung International Choir Competition, please click here: Sing for the World Part IV: Beautiful Melodies in Bandung.
They had walked far, they had sacrificed a lot for the glory, they had dedicated their life for the pride of Indonesia, and they had given Indonesia the prestigious three gold medals in the 4th Grand Prix Pattaya International Choir Competition in Thailand organized by Festa Musicale from Czech Republic. They were the in group receiving the highest numbers of gold medals among all participants. Yes, they were from Voca Erudita Student Choir from Sebelas Maret University (UNS) Solo.
For more than a half year, they had spent most of their weekends to do "ngamen" or the activity of singing on the street or mall. They had done concert for raising fund and so many other ways to collect money for transportation and accommodation in Thailand. Such a hard effort that had to be appreciated. Thank God, their energy that had been spent was totally priceless and it became like a saving in the form of ways to gain three gold medals in International choir competition. They added the gold medal collections, previously they had achieved Grand Champion in Folklore Category and Gold Medal in Chamber Category in A Voyage of Song Choir Competition (AVOS) 2009 in Penang Malaysia and Grand Champion in Mix Chamber Category and Gold Medal in Folklore Category in 6th World Choir Games 2010 in Shaoxing, China.
For being together to feel what they feel, enjoy this article showing every steps before and during they "fought" in Thailand. Here it is, their diary of 35 singers of Voca Erudita UNS...
With the Fire from Solo to the Spirit in Thailand (July 18, 2011)
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[/caption]Early morning, at 4 am, members of Voca Erudita had been ready in the back part of UNS Solo. They planned to go to Surabaya by bus that they had rent and took flight from Surabaya to Bangkok. After doing morning prayer together for Muslim members, around at 4.30 am, the bus was ready to bring them go to Juanda International Airport Surabaya.