ANGKLUNG GROUP FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

15th September 2015 ~ When I thought the boys would not have the chance to perform outside the school this year, someone called and invited the group to play angklung for MRSM Johor Bahru's Cultural Night. We were given a very short notice and I initially had some doubt whether the students would be willing to take part. This was because some intensive training had to be done which included two nights practice sessions from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. I was wrong however as they were all excited to take part in their very first performance of the year.

my ex-student last time, now
a teacher at MRSMJB

Everything went well and the boys were happy that they finally had the chance to perform. Thanks to Mr. Shahril Rahman Daud for making this possible for the team. Hopefully we will be invited again next time.

Watch the performance on Youtube by clicking on the song titles below:

Selamat Tinggal Bungaku

My Heart Will Go On

Aku Yang Dulu Bukanlah Yang Sekarang

ANGKLUNG GROUP PERFORMING OUTSIDE SCHOOL, FINALLY

Saturday, 6th April, 2013 - Creative Idea Competition and Bahasa Melayu Elocution Contest for International Students at Sultan Iskandar Hall, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

We started our practice session early January and then performed for the Chinese New Year Celebration in school. When people decided there should not be angklung performance for the PTA Annual General Meeting, I knew the boys were a bit disappointed but the music must play on. And out of the blue, someone called me from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia asking whether we could play for an event there, I quickly agreed and the boys were excited to no end.

This however called for hard work from the members of the group. I calculated and we practised for less than 10 hours before the actual day and it was not easy when four of the group members were also involved in another district level marching competition held on the same day of the performance - so they were people who had to be running here and there, between the marching and angklung practice session.

still practising

We had a very bad rehearsal session with people making a lot of mistakes. With a few hours left, that was one of the moist nerve-wrecking moments I had ever experienced. However, after dinner and Maghrib prayer, we practised again and this time it was much better. And that was the biggest relief of my life, EVER.

getting ready with the costume

silat performance to welcome the guest of honour

two of the elocution contestants

So I guessed the performance was successfully done. There was one part when someone forgot to shake one main note but again, thank God, they did not stop in the middle. There were even audience who congratulated us for the great show. I guess all's well that ends well.

the post performance captures

the closing ceremony

watching the closing ceremony

there was tea for us :)

the senior members of the group

the fifth formers and an ex-student who came

with Maryam Shafie, an ex-student who is 
one of the members of the organizing committee,
I think

waiting for the bus to take us back to school, at 11 p.m.

So here is the video of the performance. We played two songs: "Terukir di Bintang" by Yuna and "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion, the theme track of "Titanic". Enjoy!

"MY HEART WILL GO ON' IN ANGKLUNG MODE

Angklung performance during the farewell dinner held for the retirement of the Principal of SMK Taman Universiti, Johor Bahru at Pulai Spring Resort on the 1st of July 2011.

[video recorded by Mr. Mustafa Kamal Md. Yusof]