Tembang Bulanan — ‘Perjumpaan’ by Trisutji Kamal

Befittingly in the month of love, we proudly present a wonderful performance of Trisutji Kamal’s ‘Perjumpaan’ by Pepita Salim and Hazim Suhadi for the fifth volume of our Tembang Bulanan series. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As the closing piece of the song cycle ‘In Memorium’ (1999), the art song portrays the composer’s personal bittersweet experience of coming across a long-lost love. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Look out for a deep-dive into the song’s composer profile, textual and musical analysis, as well as your weekly dose of Indonesian art song bite-sized facts. Follow our Instagram and Facebook—links below—for more! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 'Perjumpaan' Composer: Trisutji Kamal Poet: Trisutji Kamal ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Singer: Pepita Salim Pianist: Hazim Suhadi Mixing & Mastering: Usik Musik Production: Setiadi Suhadi Art Advisory ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ — ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Seriosa is a non-profit organisation that seeks to provide a variety of enriching programmes which promotes the education and performances of Indonesian art songs for artists and new, inexperienced audiences alike. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With Tembang Bulanan, we will be releasing a new Indonesian art song performance every second Saturday of the month at 7 PM (WIB) on our social media channels: YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Each monthly volume will be accompanied by a range of educational information on the selected art songs, such as their musical and lyrical components, including the full IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription of each text. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Don’t miss out— Instagram:   / seriosa.id   Facebook:   / seriosa.id   — #TembangBulanan #TrisutjiKamal #Perjumpaan #InMemorium #SeriosaID #SeriosaIndonesia #TembangPuitik #ArtSong #Seriosa #ClassicalMusic #ArtMusic #Musicians