Once again, a brilliant achievement was achieved by students of the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) who are members of Paramadaya (Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM Choir). Yudha Adistira (Batch 2022) and Abimanyu Mahendra Maladeta Darmadi (class of 2023), successfully won first place and the rotating trophy in the choir competition entitled “Christmas Choir Festival.” The competition was held at Galleria Mall Yogyakarta on Sunday (December 17, 2023).
Yudha, Abimanyu, and their Paramadaya colleagues performed the songs “Grown up Christmas List” and “Lihatlah Lebih Dekat.” The choir performance they presented invited the admiration of the audience and the jury. For this reason, Paramadaya was able to win first place and the rotating trophy.
In an interview with Yudha Adistira, he shared his experience, “At first we did not expect to be able to win the championship. Our competitors were from other universities that included the scale of the University Student Choir (PSM), while we were from the Faculty PSM. In addition, many participants were more senior and more experienced than us. Alhamdulillah, we were able to overcome these challenges and win. Hopefully, in the future, we can win first place again so that the rotating trophy can be obtained again.”
This success is proof that the Students of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences at UGM can develop their potential in non-academic fields through Semi-Autonomous Bodies (BSO) such as Paramadaya Choir. The development of potential, both academic and non-academic, within the scope, of the study program, faculty, and university scope is in line with Sustainable Development Goal 4, Quality Education, especially in improving the quality of education for the community.
