As many as 3,364 students and parents played the angklung, an Indonesian musical instrument, in Jember, East Java, on Wednesday to create a MURI (Indonesian World Record Museum) record.
“It is extraordinary that the MURI team is back in Jember to record a spectacular event, which is an angklung (performance) of students and parents with a total of 1,682 pairs, or 3,364 participants,” MURI executive manager Sri Widayati remarked here.
The “Gebyar Angklung” event was held by Maria Fatima Catholic Junior High School. The event coincided with World Angklung Day on November 16.
Widayati said that the activity drew high praise from MURI, which presented award certificates to the initiators, namely Maria Fatima Catholic Junior High School and the Jember district government.
“This angklung performance is different from the other (performances) that achieve MURI record because the participants are pairs of children and their parents, so playing angklung can foster a harmonious bond, which is extraordinary,” she added.
Meanwhile, Jember district head Hendy Siswanto lauded all participants involved in the performance, starting from educators, parents, and children.
“The joint angklung performance is part of creating an intimate relationship between parents and children in the current modernization era,” Siswanto said.
In addition, “Gebyar Angklung” is a part of local wisdom for preserving the traditional musical instrument. He said playing the angklung unites differences into a beautiful harmony.
“Angklung, as a native cultural heritage of Indonesia, needs to be preserved. This special collaboration of children, parents, teachers, and the principal is really cool,” he remarked.
Meanwhile, the head of the organizing committee, Sister Miriam Juniati, said the “Gebyar Angklung” event coincided with World Angklung Day, which was initiated by UNESCO on November 16, 2010.
“The purpose is to foster an intimate relationship between parents and children so that children can honor and be filial to their parents, and they can also cultivate a sense of love for angklung,” she added.
Source: Antara News