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College of Music at the University of North Texas
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Marching Band Bontang Pupuk Kaltim wins 9th Grand Prix Title! |
Marching Band Bontang Pupuk Kaltim (MB Bontang PKT), from Bontang, Indonesia, recently captured their 9th Indonesian Grand Prix Championship title. Under the direction of IP artist Rene Conway, the group performed their show entitled “Vincero! The Best of PKT”. The program was based on a selection of some the MBPK’s favorite charts from the past 14 years. Selections included: Nessun Dorma from the Puccini opera, Turandot; Pagliacci based on the Aria Vesti La Giubba; Eric Whitacre’s Water Night; Yanni’s Santorini; a percussion feature entitled Downwind; and closing the show with Pat Metheny’s First Circle.
Marching Band Bontang Pupuk Kaltim is a community-based organization comprised of mainly Junior High and High School students from more than 20 area schools. Based in the city of Bontang, they are sponsored by the Pupuk Kaltim fertilizer company, as well as the local community.
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