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INDONESIA National Record For Entries In A Song Contest Held By Catholic Church logo Kristo The record for the most entries in a song contest in Indonesia is 1,206. Most of them are about the Blessed Mother. The Indonesian Museum Of Records has officially tallied the entries and certified the achievement. Sacred Heart Basic Ecclesial Community of St. Christopher Church in Grogol, West Jakarta, initiated the contest to mark the Year of the Rosary, declared by Pope John Paul II to run from October 2002 to October 2003. The pope said in an address for the Fourth World Meeting of Families, held in Manila in January 2003, that when he proclaimed the special year, he "recommended this Marian devotion as a prayer of the family and for the family." The contest themes were Mary or family, but 60 percent of the songs submitted feature Mary alone. There is great variety, however, in the styles of songs, which were submitted by clergy, laity and Religious from dioceses across the country including conflict-torn areas such as Aceh, Ambon and Papua. Traditional Batak, Florinese, Javanese, Melanesian, Papuan, Sundanese and Timorese musical styles are represented as are pop and "keroncong," popular Indonesian music originating from Portuguese songs. The National Church Songs Composition Contest ended with a charity concert titled  "The Power of Song," held at a Jakarta arts center in mid-October. At the concert, the head of the records museum presented a trophy acknowledging the record number of entries to the chairman of the contest organizing committee. Archbishop Johanes Liku Ada of Makassar, head of the Indonesian Catholic bishops' Commission for Liturgy, blessed the trophy. About more then 1,000 people including the apostolic nuncio to Indonesia, the Philippine ambassador to the country, priests and Religious attended the concert. They heard four local choirs perform the top 10 songs as selected by the contest judges. The judges had picked "Yesus, Maria dan Yosef" (Jesus, Mary and Joseph), composed by Yosep Lasar, as the winning entry. Second prize went to Aurelius Say for "Salam Maria" (hail Mary) and third prize to Putut Pudianto for "Maria Bunda Ekaristi" (Mary, mother of the Eucharist). Lasar, 48, from the predominantly Catholic island of Flores about 1,500 kilometers east of Jakarta, told UCA News he was very happy "because I composed the song dedicated to Mother Mary and the Catholic Church." He received a trophy and 15 million rupiah (about US$1590) for his effort. Archbishop Liku Ada, noting that most of the religious songs in Indonesia originated in Europe, told the audience the contest challenged Indonesian Catholics to use their talent in composing Indonesian religious songs. "This is a worthy event and acknowledges Catholics' efforts to develop inculturation (of their faith) and create songs which we might learn to treasure too," the prelate said. The organizing committee chairman, Fransiskus Xaverius Adharta Ongkosaputra, announced that after the Liturgy Commission makes any needed corrections in the songs, they will be published in a song book and released on compact disc. He also said the funds generated through the concert would be used to help Grogol parish build a mission station church and to finance the publication and recording of the songs. Fransisca Tresnowati, who attended the concert, told UCA News she was happy that the contest "motivated Catholics to compose more native religious songs." In comparison, a similar religious song contest held to welcome the Jubilee Year 2000 by Caecilia Choir of the Jakarta cathedral parish, sponsored by the Apostolic Nunciature in Indonesia, attracted less than 20 entrants. Another contest staged recently by Tanjungkarang diocese registered just 26 songs. (November 21, 2003) (UCAN)  Komentar

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