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BBJ Christmas Carolling 2011
BBJ began the Christmas carolling season with a performance at Medan's Sun Plaza on Sunday December 11. The band's final engagement was at a mass Christmas carol service with Medan's Methodist Merak Jingga church on December 24.
BBJ Junior - first performance
BBJ's reconstituted junior band had its first performance on October 16. You can watch the video at the foot of this page. Another learners group has just been formed. Those who pass a test in February will also be admitted as junior band members.
Former BBJ member passes away
Former BBJ member Faigiduho Zagoto passed away in Jakarta at 5am local time on Easter Morning. A sousaphone player, he played in BBJ between 1992 and 1998.
BBJ returns from Nias
BBJ returned from Nias island on July 4 after spending several days performing in remote towns and villages. BBJ members have many relatives on the island, which lies off the west coast of Sumatra.
ABRSM Music Examinations (practical)
Eight band members sat for these exams on August 20, 2010. All passed. Three passed with merit and one was awarded a distinction.
ABRSM Music Examinations (theory)
For the first time in BBJ's history, two members sat for ABRSM theory exams in Medan on February 13 this year. The results were released in May. Erjoin Marbun passed the grade 3 theory exam. Lasnointer Marbun achieved a distinction in the grade 5 theory exam.
Suggested Books, Instruments and Accessories
BBJ Photo Gallery
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| Written by Bruce Gale |
L ike all other Salvation Army bands around the world, the Medan band performs regularly at community and church events in the city, especially at Christmas. Since its establishment in 1987, the band has also travelled to Jakarta three times! On one of these visits, which was organised to coincide with the 100 years of Salvation Army work in Indonesia, General Eva Burrows (the Salvation Army's international leader at the time) named the band "The General's Band". Since then, the Medan band has carried the moniker with pride.This section contains pictures of some of the band's tours to Jakarta during the 1990s and also the 2004 and 2008 concerts in Medan.There are also articles about the BBJ's visits to Nias in 2004 and 2011. In the drop down menu under "activities" in the Medan Band (BBJ) section, click on Tours, Concerts or Meeting the Generals. Because I have a large number of available pictures, not all have been posted on these pages. I plan to put the remainder in the BBJ photo gallery. See the link on the left-hand side of this page.
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