Lava (established 1977 in Årdal, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz-rock band, known from a series of recordings in the 1980s (Polydor Records).

Career

The initiators Per Hillestad (drums), Svein Dag Hauge (guitar) were joined by Kjell Hestetun (bass) and Stein Eriksen (keyboards) and released the jazz funk influenced album Lava (1980), with contributions from Geir Langslet (keyboards) and Olav Stedje (vocals).

When Hestetun and Eriksen left the band, the quartet Hauge, Hillestad and Langslet and bassist Rolf Graf continued releasing the album Cruisin (1981), with contributions by Per Kolstad (piano), Sigurd Køhn (saxophone) and Marius Müller (guitar), and the track «Take Your Time» became Norway and Europe hit.

Their third album was Prime Time (1982) with Egil Eldøen as new vocalist accompanied by Sidsel Endresen on one track. In addition to the regular lineup, Per Kolstad and Sigurd Køhn contributed on this album. It was followed by a tour with Randy Crawford (1983), also contributing on the album Fire (1984). This is Lavas best-selling albums and it was awarded Spellemannsprisen (1984) in the class Pop.

Later, the group released Prime Cuts (1985), Rhythm of Love (1990) and The Very Best of Lava (1996). On the next two albums Polarity (2003) and Alibi (2005), Geir Langslet was substituted by Stein Austrud (keyboards) Kåre Kolve contributed as saxophonist. The last album Symphonic Journey (2009) was recorded live with Kringkastingsorkestret at Rockefeller. Lava also collaborated with guest artists like Randy Crawford.

Band members

Present members

• Svein Dag Hauge - guitar (1977-)
• Per Hillestad - drums & percussion (1977-)
• Rolf Graf - bass (1980-)
• Per Kolstad - piano (1982-1989, 2003-)

Associated members

• Stein Austrud - keyboards (2003-)
• Kåre Kolve - saxophone (1990-)
• Eythor Gunnarsson - keyboards (1990-)

Past members

• Kjell Hestetun - bass (1980-)
• Stein Eriksen - keyboards (1980-)
• Egil Eldøen - vocals (1982-)
• Sigurd Køhn - saksofon (1982-1989, 2003-2004)
• Marius Müller - guitar (1980-1981)
• Geir Langslet - keyboards (1980-2003)

Guest vocalists

• Sidsel Endresen
• Randy Crawford

Honors

• 1984: Spellemannprisen in the class Pop

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

References

External links

• Lava Biography at Store Norske Leksikon

Nije da nije (English: It's Not That It's Not) is the tenth studio album by Bosnian Serb singer Stoja. It was released on 6 May 2013.

Her previous album, Naj, naj (Best, Best), was released in July 2009. Starting in 2010, Stoja stated that she would release a couple singles yearly, rather than release a complete tenth album. Between March 2010 and October 2012, she released eight "non-album singles". Near the end of 2012, she announced plans to record a full tenth studio album. Upon its release in 2013, it featured 4 of the 8 non-album singles, as well as 4 newly recorded songs.

In total, she released nine complete studio albums between 1998 and 2009, making Nije da nije her jubilee tenth album.

Nije da nije was produced by the Bosnia-based record label BN Music, marking the first time in 15 years that Stoja has released an album with a record label other than Grand Production.

Track listing

1. Robija (Hard Labor)
2. Nije da nije (It's Not That It's Not)
3. Hoću pesmu, hoću lom (I Want a Song, I Want a Rumpus)
4. Zgazi, ubi (Crush, Kill)
5. Šuki, Šuki
6. Pare, pare (Money, Money)
7. Sad' ja tebe neću (Now I Don't Want You)
8. Kakva sam, takva sam (I Am How I Am)

Singles

Out of the eight non-album singles released between March 2010 and October 2012, four of them were featured on Nije da nije:

• Kakva sam, takva sam (I Am How I Am) was originally released on 16 March 2010
• Šuki (renamed Šuki, Šuki on the CD) was originally released on 17 January 2012
• Sad' ja tebe neću (Now I Don't Want You) was originally released on 28 April 2012
• Pare, pare (Money, Money) was originally released on 13 October 2012

These four non-album singles were not featured on Nije da nije:

• Živi i uživaj (Live and Enjoy), featuring vocals from Ivan Plavšić and Ivan Gavrilović, was originally released on 21 June 2010
• Revolucija (Revolution) was originally released in October 2010
• Polako (Slow) was originally released on 9 May 2011
• Idi gde ti volja (Go Where You Wish) was originally released on 9 May 2011

The first newly recorded song off Nije da nije to be released as a single was the title track:

• Nije da nije (It's Not That It's Not) was released as a single on 7 May 2013

Music videos

The music videos for the song "Kakva sam, takva sam" (I Am How I Am) was released the first week of April 2010.

"Pare, pare" (Money, Money) was the fourth of the non-album singles and second song featured on the album to get a music video. The video was filmed in Svilajnac, Serbia on 1 October 2012 and released on 4 November 2012, 22 days after the song's debut.

Production

Her friend and longtime songwriter Steva Simeunović wrote most of the songs with Aleksandar Kobac.

References

Lukman Njoto or Njoto (17 January 1927 – 13 December 1965) was a senior national leader of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), who joined the party shortly after the country's declaration of independence, and was killed following the 1965 coup attempt.

Biography

Early life

Njoto was born on 17 January 1927 in the house of his grandfather, Marjono, in Jember. Njoto's parents were Raden Sosro Hartono, a descendant of the Surakarta royal family, and Masalmah. He had two younger sisters, Sri Windarti and Iramani. He and Windarti attended the Hollands Inlandsche School (HIS) in Jember and lived with their maternal grandparents in Kampung Tempean, Jember. Their father wanted them to enroll there because Dutch schools were better organized than native schools. After regular school, Njoto had private lessons in the evening with Meneer Darmo.

After graduating from school, Njoto enrolled at the Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (MULO) school in Jember. Eventually during the Japanese occupation, the school was disbanded. Njoto's father sent him to another MULO in Solo. In the second grade of MULO, according his classmate Sabar Anantaguna, Njoto said that he had to go home to Jember, but, in fact, he was going to Surabaya, where he was involved in the disarmament of the Japanese imperial army. During this time, Njoto met future PKI leaders D.N. Aidit and M.H. Lukman. Njoto was also involved in the Battle of Surabaya against the British.

PKI leader

During the Indonesian National Revolution, as a representative of the PKI Banyuwangi branch, Njoto became a member of the Central Indonesian National Committee (KNIP), a body appointed to assist the president of the newly independent Indonesia. At the time, Njoto was living in Hotel Merdeka, Malioboro, Yogyakarta. In March 1947, after KNIP held a meeting in Malang, Aidit was elected as chairman of the PKI fraction, while Njoto was elected as chairman of Badan Pekerja KNIP. In early 1948, Njoto, Aidit, and Lukman were ordered by the party to translate The Communist Manifesto. In August 1948, the PKI Central Committee comprised Aidit in land affairs, Lukman in agitation and propaganda, and Njoto in relation with other organizations. Around this time, mid-1948, Njoto was also a member of the Politbiro. On 17 August 1950, Njoto along with Aidit, M.S. Ashar, and A.S. Dharta founded Institute for the People's Culture (Lekra), a literary and social movement, while according to Tempo Zulkifli and Hidayat, the four founded Lekra in 1951.

On 7 January 1951, Njoto, along with Aidit, Sudisman, Alimin, and Lukman were elected to the Politbiro by the Central Committee. Also in January 1951, Njoto, Pardede, Lukman, and Aidit were appointed to the editorial staff of Bintang Merah (Red Star), a paper that was first published on 15 August 1950. In July 1951, the PKI appointed Njoto to supervise the content of the PKI newspaper Harian Rakjat (People's Daily). In August 1951, the government conducted searches and arrested PKI leaders because of fears of a repeat of the 1948 Madiun affair. However, Njoto, Lukman, and Aidit managed to evade arrest and hid, not appearing in public for several months. After the meeting of Central Committee in October 1953, the three became leaders of the party: Aidit as the secretary general, with Lukman and Njoto as Aidit's first and second deputies respectively. Njoto was made responsible for agitation and propaganda. In 1953, Njoto took over the leadership of Harian Rakjat, replacing the founder Siauw Giok Tjhan. In Harian Rakjat he wrote under the pen name Iramani, and used a softer and more poetic than his sharper writing in Bintang Merah. Njoto was also appointed to the Provisional People's Representative Council in 1954, replacing Aidit’s resigning father Abdullah Aidit.

On 1 August 1956, Njoto spoke to Central Committee members, telling them that the party had to educate its cadres about its ideology since the increase in party membership was significant. In October 1958, Njoto claimed that the most important thing was the unity between the bourgeois and proletariate, but Oloan Hutapea in an article in August 1959 rejected the view that this alliance was important to the party. After heavy PKI criticism of government performance in July 1960, Njoto and Aidit were questioned by Colonel Achmad Sukendro from Army intelligence. In August 1960, along with Aidit, Njoto was appointed as PKI representative in National Front.

In March 1962, Njoto and Aidit were appointed ministers without specific responsibilities, only coordinating or advisory roles. According to a PKI report published on 14 April 1964, Njoto was at a large meeting of farmers in Klaten. He stated that the land reform law could only be reached by people's actions and a patriotic and democratic government. After Sukarno was appointed as the president for life by the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS), in September 1964, Njoto was appointed as state minister in the Dwikora Cabinet responsible for supervision of land reform.

Between 1963 and 1964, Njoto travelled to the Soviet Union several times to establish links between PKI and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was accompanied by Rita, an Indonesian literature student in Moscow. According to Soetarni, Njoto's wife, Rita was the translator between Indonesian and Russian. At the end of 1964, Soetarni was depressed about the rumour that Njoto would marry Rita. Soetarni was pregnant with her the sixth child when the rumour started. She said she would divorce Njoto if the rumour proved to be true. According to Joesoef Isak, Njoto had fallen in love with Rita. Isak claimed that Soetarni was more beautiful, but Njoto claimed that Rita was more intellectual. According to a source from Tempo, Rita was a KGB agent. The source claimed that anyone visiting the Soviet Union would be accompanied by a KGB agent. After the affair between Njoto and Rita became known to the party, Njoto was dismissed from all functional positions in the party. However, Njoto still attended party meetings except those held by Politbiro.

In April 1964, Njoto used the term "Sukarnoisme" in a speech in Palembang. The PKI, especially Aidit, considered that Njoto betrayed communism by using this term. Njoto was later replaced as Chairman of Agitation and Propaganda by Oloan Hutapea, though the real reason was the affair between Njoto and Rita.

According to a Tempo magazine source, after the removal, Sukarno wanted Njoto to form a new party called the Indonesian People's Party (Partai Rakyat Indonesia) with Sukarnoism as the principle, but the idea was never realised.

Early June 1965, Njoto and Subandrio discussed the implementation of the Sino-Indonesian Agreement with Zhou Enlai in Guangzhou. Njoto wrote the speech given by Sukarno on the Celebration of Independence Day 17 August 1965, which was about corruption and counter-revolutionaries.

30 September Movement and aftermath

About one week before 17 August 1965, Njoto was in Amsterdam negotiating a contract with Fokker between the two countries. He then went to Moscow along with Aidit to attend the Communist Party Summit Conference. After being informed by Foreign Minister Subandrio on 31 July that Sukarno was looking for him, Njoto returned to Indonesia on 9 August. Aidit talked to Chinese doctors and Njoto about the health of the President on 8 and 10 August respectively. He claimed Sukarno would die or would be out of action soon.

On 28 September 1965, Njoto traveled to Sumatra with Subandrio. When the 30 September Movement began, they were still in Medan to set up a local Revolutionary Council chapter. On 2 October 1965, Njoto, after returning from Medan, left his home in Menteng along with Soetarni and his children. He hid his family at the house of a colleague in Kebayoran. M.H. Lukman claimed that on the night of 5 October several PKI leaders including Njoto and Lukman himself, but excluding Aidit, held a meeting at Isak's house to coordinate before the special cabinet meeting in Bogor. Harian Rakjat reporter Amarzan Ismail Hamid stated that on the morning of 6 October Njoto and Lukman discussed the meeting beforehand: if the meeting went badly, both of them would go to Bandung, but if the meeting went well, they would stay in Jakarta. According to Tempo, on the cabinet special meeting held on 6 October 1965 in Istana Bogor, Njoto was asked by Sukarno about the 30 September Movement. Njoto denied the party was involved, saying, "the PKI was not responsible for the event." It was an internal problem in the Army."

Njoto was interviewed by Asahi Shimbun in Jakarta on 2 December 1965 and stated that he did not know about the killing of six generals. According to John Roosa, a historian of University of British Columbia, in Pretext for Mass Murder, Njoto had not been invited by Aidit to Politbiro meetings. According to Iskandar Subekti, quoted by Roosa, Aidit considered that Njoto was more a Sukarnoist than a communist. Meanwhile, other notes stated that Njoto was closer to the Soviet Union than to China, which was Aidit's patron.

According to Sarbi Moehadi, former chairman of Lekra Pekalongan, several months after the movement, Njoto led a meeting in Slawi, but Amarzan rejected the claim because Jakarta was safer than other places and Njoto never moved out of Jakarta.

There are several version of Njoto's arrest. According to Amarzan, Njoto was arrested in Tosari, Menteng. According to Irina Dayasih, Njoto was arrested on the way from Ministry of State office around December 1965. According to Iramani, Njoto was shot dead in either Tanjung Priok, or Bekasi on 13 December 1965 after being held in the Budi Utomo Military Detention Centre. According to historian Bonnie Triana, Njoto was killed in Jakarta and the corpse was thrown into the Ciliwung River.

Politics and ideology

During his time in MULO, Njoto read communist books by Karl Marx, Stalin, and Lenin. According to Joesoef Isak, Njoto was the only PKI leader who was "liberal", pragmatical, and not dogmatic. Because of this, Sukarno liked him, even called him the more affection dik instead the more formal Bung. Sukarno also had called Njoto a "true Marhaenist". Njoto invented the term "Sukarnoism", according to Tempo, because most of the farmers in Indonesia didn't know the term Marxism.

Iwan Simatupang stated that Njoto was "an intellectual and philosophical snob." Simatupang stated that Njoto had more influence than Lukman and Aidit. Some artists, he claimed, such as Rivai Apin, Basuki Resobowo, and Henk Ngantunk were close to communism because of Njoto.

Personal life

Njoto's father taught his son to play the violin, and he could also play the saxophone. According to Windarti, Njoto also could play guitar and drums and composed several songs. He enjoyed classical music and jazz. During the Japanese occupation, Njoto, Windarti, and three other girls formed a band, Suara Putri, with four women as vocalists and Njoto as guitarist. They performed Wanita Asia, a song that praised the Japanese who had come and immediately expelled the Dutch. After the independence, the song was banned. One of his friends in music was Jack Lesmana.

In literature, Njoto read works by Russians such as Nikolai Gogol and Dostoevsky. For Indonesians, Njoto liked H.B. Jassin's works. He also praised Hamka's works. Njoto wrote several poems published in Harian Rakjat, titled "Tahun Baru", "Catatan Peking", Jangtoe", "Shanghai", Merah Kesumba", "Variasi Haiku", "Variasi Cak", and "Pertemuan di Paris". These poems were published in September 2008 titled Gugur Merah: Sehimpunan Puisi Lekra, Harian Rakyat: 1950-1965. According to Asahan, in literature, Njoto was more democratic, more aesthetic, and more universal. In the accusing of Tenggelamnya Kapal van der Wijk by Hamka, Njoto advised Lekra not to "destroy" him. Njoto also wrote "Merah Kesumba" as a reaction of solidarity to Congo after the death of Patrice Lumumba.

Njoto married Soetarni in May 1955. The couple had seven children. The sixth child, named Fidelia Dayatun, was born before the 30 September Movement. The seventh, called Butet was born when Soetarni was in hiding. The seventh was adopted by Soetarni's younger sister. The other children were Ilham Dayawan, Svetlana Dayani, Timur, Irina Dayasih, and Risalina Dayana. All of Njoto's children have the word daya in their names, taken from Njoto's alias Kusumo Digdoyo. Digdoyo means daya in Indonesian, or "power" in English.

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Joonatan Jürgenson (born 24 October 1991 in Tartu) is an Estonian classical pianist from Tõravere. He made his debut at the age of 12 after receiving the 1st prize at the "Young Musician" competition in Tallinn, 2004.

Education

Jürgenson's first contact with the music world was through singing in the kindergarten, as he successfully took part in local singing competitions. He continued to sing through the first years of school in an ensemble led by Kaie Tohver in Nõo Gymnasium. Jürgenson started his piano studies at the age of 7 in Nõo Music School with Katrin Mägi. He soon continued his studies in Heino Eller Tartu Music College, where his teacher was the headmaster of the school Kadri Leivategija. In 2016, Jürgenson received his master's degree cum laude from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, where he studied with professor Ivari Ilja. In 2014–2015, he completed his studies in London at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with the professor Ronan O'Hora.

Career

As a solo pianist and an active chamber musician, Joonatan Jürgenson has successfully taken part in many national and international competitions as well as festivals from an early age. His debut was in 2004, after he received the 1st prize and special prizes for eminent style and Bach's interpretation in an international competition "Young Musician" held in Tallinn, Estonia. The same year he performed at the Opening Concert of the festival "Helimaastikud. Jaapan" ("Soundscapes. Japan") performing Risto Laur's "Tüdruk ja draakon" ("The Girl and the Dragon") at the age of 12 with the Sinfonietta of Heino Eller Tartu Music College under the baton of Lilyan Kaiv. In 2010 he was given Ago Russak's scholarship for excellent results as a young music student. He has also collaborated with the Grammy award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre during his author concert in St John's Church in Tallinn in 2013. In San Sebastian International Piano Competition in 2013, he received the 2nd prize and the special prize for the best interpretation of the modern basque composer. In addition to concerts in Estonia, he has also performed in Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, UK, USA and Armenia. He has collaborated with many orchestras and conductors such as Estonian Academy of Music and Theater Symphony Orchestra, Heino Eller's Music School Sinfonietta, Pärnu City Orchestra, Terre del Nord Festival Orchestra and the West Islands' Chamber Orchestra with the conductors Paul Mägi, Edoardo Narbona, Lilyan Kaiv and Toomas Vavilov. Terre del Nord Festival in Turin, Italy, featured Jürgenson as an opening performer, where he played a solo recital with northern music in programme. He was also invited back for the next edition in 2016, but that time for the final concert, where he played with the Terre del Nord Festival Orchestra music by Lars-Erik Larsson. In addition to solo career he also teaches masterclasses to young Estonian pianists.

Discography

Prana – Young Baltic Composers' Piano Music was released digitally on 19 May and physically on 1 June 2023. It features music from Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian composers Katrin Aller, Marina Vidmonte, Edgars Mākens, Jonas Jurkūnas, Mariliis Valkonen, Rūta Vitkauskaitė, Edgars Raginskis, Pärt Uusberg, Maria Kõrvits, Riho Esko Maimets, Leila Röömel and Rasmus Puur.

Félix Ibarrondo's Prélude was released in March 2022 by Joonatan Jürgenson as a single. The release is available digitally.

In October 2021, he released a new album with Estonian chamber music for the saxophone and the piano with the Estonian saxophonist Rene Laur. The album features a commissioned piece by the Estonian-American composer Jonas Feliks Tarm. Additionally there are saxophone and piano sonatas by Estonian composers Eduard Tubin and Hillar Kareva. It premiered on 22 October.

In March 2020, Jürgenson released a debut solo album. The music on the album is composed by Robert Schumann and Pyotr Tchaikovsky who were both inspired by the Romantic author E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Chamber music

As well as solo pianist, Jürgenson is also an active chamber musician. He is a part of a piano trio Trio Fantastico, which consists of Mari-Liis Urb (violin), Kristian Plink (violoncello) and Jürgenson (piano). In the 8th International Music Festival in Gyumri, Armenia, in 2016, the trio won the Grand Prix. The ensemble has also given concerts in Poland Wilanów Palace in 2016, participated in the Le Strade d'Europa Music Festival in Italy in Rome, L'Aquila and Nepi and gave three concerts in the Harmos Festival in Porto, Portugal in 2018.

Also he is collaborating with saxophonist Rene Laur with whom he has performed in many festivals (Eduard Tamme nim. Võru Puhkpillifestival; Mürtsub pill; Festival TubIN) and given out a chamber music album (Pildid lapsepõlvest). In 2015, they received first prize in International Competition of Student and Schoolchildren's Chamber Ensembles and Accompanists in Klaipeda, Lithuania and the Grand Prix in 2016 edition of festival-competition "Renaissance" in Gyumri, Armenia. In 2022, they performed Eduard Tubin's music in Festival TubIN in Tartu, Estonia.

Unions

Jürgenson is a member of the Association of Estonian Professional Musicians and Estonian Piano Teachers' Union.

Personal

Jürgenson is the son of Estonian politician Kalle Jürgenson and philologist Heli Jürgenson and he has 3 brothers: journalist Kristjan Pruul, football player Markus Jürgenson and biologist Martin Jürgenson.

References

Press

https://www.ajakirimuusika.ee/single-post/joonatan-j%C3%BCrgenson-prana - Muusika, Veeda Kala, 12/2023

https://www.ajakirimuusika.ee/single-post/t-ubinasaak-2022 - Muusika, Andre Hinn, 12/2022

https://klassikaraadio.err.ee/1608735841/helikaja-15-oktoobril-festival-tubin-tartus - ERR, Klassikaraadio, Helikaja, Liina Vainumetsa, 10/2022

https://klassikaraadio.err.ee/1608620329/helikaja-plaadinoel-rene-laur-joonatan-jurgenson-pildid-lapsepolvest - ERR, Klassikaraadio, Helikaja, Nele-Eva Steinfeld, 6/2022

https://www.ajakirimuusika.ee/single-post/joonatan-jürgenson-klaver-rene-laur-saksofon-pildid-lapsepõlvest - Muusika, Tiiu Sisask, 12/2021

https://klassikaraadio.err.ee/1608383987/album-pildid-lapsepolvest-rene-laur-joonatan-jurgenson-jj-2021 - ERR, Klassikaraadio, Album, Nele-Eva Steinfeld, 11/2021

https://klassikaraadio.err.ee/1608364335/delta-22-oktoobril-erso-ja-noored-uus-plaat-aeternus-saksofonialbum/1398299 - ERR, Klassikaraadio, Delta, Nele-Eva Steinfeld, 10/2021

https://klassikaraadio.err.ee/1608146059/album-joonatan-jurgenson-schumann-ja-tsaikovski-jj-2020 - ERR, Klassikaraadio, Album, Nele-Eva Steinfeld, 3/2021

https://www.ajakirimuusika.ee/single-post/joonatan-jürgenson-joonatan-jürgenson - Muusika, Jorma Toots, 11/2020

https://www.meiemaa.ee/index.php?content=artiklid&sub=6&artid=75723 - Meie Maa, Anneli Tarkmeel, 4/4/17

https://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=d&d=noovalla20161001.2.16&e=-------et-25--1--txt-txIN%7ctxTI%7ctxAU%7ctxTA----------- - Nõo Valla Leht, Milvi Pensa, 1/10/16

https://www.ajakirimuusika.ee/single-post/2017/05/02/Maailma-lõpus-on-orkester - Muusika, Anneli Tarkmeel, 2/5/17

https://arhiiv.saartehaal.ee/2017/04/05/kevadkontsert-oli-nime-vaart/ - Saarte Hääl, Erki Aavik, 5/4/17

External links

• http://interpreet.ee/interpreedid/joonatan-jurgenson/ - Association of Professional Estonian Musicians
• https://www.emic.ee/joonatan-jurgenson - Estonian Music Information Centre

Zdzisław Piernik (Polish: [ˈzd͡ʑiswaf ˈpiɛrɲk]; born 10 November 1937) is a Polish virtuoso tuba player.

Biography

Zdzisław Piernik graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Music in the class of Juliusz Pietrachowicz. After being awarded at the 1970 National Festival of Young Musicians in Gdańsk he began his career as a soloist. Shortly afterwards he acquire success at recitals in the country and abroad, at festivals and holiday courses in Bayreuth, Witten, Darmstadt, Bourges, Stockholm, Los Angeles.

Piernik was the first tubist in Poland to implement flageolets, glissandos, frullatos and chords into his playing. He also began sonoristic experiments with prepared tuba. He is the inventor of the original preparation, remodelling the instrument to sound far from its natural tone.

Piernik worked closely with many composers demonstrating them the capabilities of the tuba, natural and prepared. As a soloist Piernik has taken part in hundreds of symphonic and chamber concerts, with extremely varied repertoire, starting from classical with his own transcriptions, ending with the newest acquisitions of contemporary music and his own compositions. His concerts, recordings and broadcasts for Polish Radio and television popularized playing on the tuba.

Piernik is designated as Lifetime Achievement Honorees of International Tuba Euphonium Association.

Piernik is still active, playing concerts and giving lectures.

More important works

Classical Repertoire

• Luigi Boccherini: Minuet from String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5
• Franz Schubert: Serenade
• Robert Schumann: Traumerei
• Antonín Dvořák: Humoreske
• Henry Eccles: Sonata in G minor
• Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Minuet
• Modest Mussorgsky: Cattle ("Pictures at an Exhibition")
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in E-flat major for Horn, K. 371
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Morceau de Concert Op. 94, III. Allegro non-troppo
• Camille Saint-Saëns: Elephant, Swan (Carnival of the Animals)

Contemporary Repertoire

• Andrzej Dobrowolski: Music for Solo Tuba (1972)
• Elżbieta Sikora: Il Viaggio 1 (1975)
• Witold Szalonek: Piernikiana per Tuba Sola (1977)
• Marian Borkowski: Vox per uno strumento ad ottone (1977)
• Andrzej Krzanowski: Sonata for Solo Tuba (1978)
• Krzysztof Penderecki: Capriccio per tuba / Scherzzo alla polacca (1980)
• Bogusław Schaeffer: Projekt für Tuba und Tonband
• Roman W. Zajączek: Tema cantabile con piernicazioni
• Zdzisław Piernik: Dialogue für Tuba und Tonband

More important discography

• Zdzisław Piernik – Tuba (LP) Polskie Nagrania SX 1210, 1975
• Zdzisław Piernik – Piernik plays Sikora, Schäffer, Borkowski, Zajaczek, Piernik (LP) Intersound / ProViva ISPV 102, 1980
• Zdzisław Piernik – Tuba (Polish Contemporary Music series) (LP) Polskie Nagrania SX 1806, 1982
• Zdzisław Piernik, Michał Górczyński – Energa One (CD) Kariatyda, 2002
• Zdzisław Piernik, Piotr Zabrodzki – Namanga (CD) Vivo Records, 2008

Notes

References

Bibliography

• Sebyła, Witold (1975). Zdzisław Piernik: Tuba (Note from LP cover) (in Polish and English). Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1210.
• Kaczyński, Tadeusz (1984). Zdzisław Piernik: Tuba (Note from LP cover.) (in Polish and English). Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1806.
• Mackiewicz, Lubomir; Żołna, Anna, eds. (1993). Kto jest kim w Polsce. Informator biograficzny (in Polish) (3 ed.). Warszawa: Interpress. p. 554. ISBN 8322326440. LCCN 94163349.
• Morris, R. Winston (2006). Guide to the Tuba Repertoire (2 ed.). Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253112257.
• Piernik, Justyna (2013). "Wszystko o moim ojcu. Portret Zdzisława Piernika" (Radio reportage from the cycle Stories After Dark) (in Polish). Polskie Radio Program II.
• Krzywicki, Paul (2016). From Paderewski to Penderecki: The Polish Musician in Philadelphia. Lulu Publishing Services. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1483442679.

External links

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Air Chief Marshal (Retired) Chappy Hakim, is the 14th Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force who assumed his appointment from 2002 to 2005.

Career

In 2019, ACM (Ret’d) Chappy Hakim founded and led PSAPI - the Indonesian Center for Air Power Studies or ICAP - Indonesia Center for Air Power Studies. PSAPI is composed of academics and practitioners in the field of aerospace with the main activity of conducting discussions and studies of various issues of Air and Space which are donated to decision makers through formal channels and through the media.

He is the 2nd of 7 children in the family of Abdul Hakim, a journalist and the founder of Antara News Agency, and Zubainar Hakim. Born in Yogyakarta on 17 December 1947, he attended kindergarten to high schools in Jakarta.

In 1961 he played the "Band Cilik" film with Mangapul Panggabean, Wolly Sutinah, Atmonadi and Soes D.A where Ling Inata was the film director.  

After graduating from the Armed Forces Academy (better known as Akabri) - the Air Branch in 1971, Chappy Hakim attended the Air Force Pilot School and graduated in 1973, then he was assigned to Squadron 2 Light Transport at Halim Air Force Base which flew the Dakota type aircraft. Next, he was assigned as a seconded pilot to the Indonesian Army Aviation Unit, and on civil aviation, which includes PENAS, MNA and Mandala Airlines. At Mandala Airlines, Chappy Hakim flew a Vickers Viscount type aircraft and obtained an ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot License) license. Then he returned to the Air Force and flew C-130 Hercules Heavylift Transport until he was trusted to be the Commander of the 31st Squadron.

In the development of his following career, he attended the Junior Command School (SEKKAU), SIP (Flying Instructor School), the Air Command and Staff College (Seskoau), the Joint Armed Forces Command and Staff College (Seskogab) and the Indonesian National Resilience College  (Lemhannas).

In addition to domestic education, he has also attended a variety of overseas education, including the Flight Test and Aircraft Development Course, BAE Brough England / UK, Instructor Course C-130 Simulator in Lockheed, Georgia, USA, ADF Joint Exercise Planning Staff, Australia, Observer Training Course, USAFA, Colorado Spring, USA and Short Course on Aerodynamic, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK.

Furthermore, he has held a number of strategic positions. These, among others, are Commander of 31st Squadron Heavylift Transport. Commander of Sulaiman Air Force Base, Margahayu, Bandung, West Java, Director of Air Force Operations and Training, Governor/Superintendent of the Air Force Academy, Assistant to the Chief of Air Force Staff for Personnel, Commanding  General of the Indonesian Military Academy and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Staff (Chief of the Indonesian Air Force).

During the tenure of his office as Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 2002 to 2005, it is noted there were records of such important events as the continuation of the Sukhoi fighter plane procurement process and the Bawean Incident (violation of Indonesia’s airspace by US Navy fighter aircraft).

As a pilot, he had more than 8 thousand flying hours on several types of aircraft, including the L-4J Piper Cub, T-41D Cessna, T-34A Mentor, Jet Trainer L-29 Dolphine, C-47 / DC-3. Dakota, VC-8 Vickers Viscount and C-130 H / L-100 Hercules. And Flew at VIP Pilot President

In 2007, when there were many airplane accidents, he was assigned by the President of the Republic of Indonesia as Chairman of the National Committee for Transportation Safety (KNKT).

His works have won five records from the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI), including "The Best Publisher of The Year"  by publishing more than 160 books from all Air Force units in the period of one year. He is also the one who initiated the term "Tanah Air Udara Indonesia" .

He was accused of assaulting Commission VII member Mukhtar Tompo after a hearing with several representatives of mining companies, including Freeport Indonesia, after which he resigned as Director of Freeport Indonesia.

Due to his deep knowledge and wide expertise, Chappy Hakim has been invited to become a keynote speaker on Aviation and Defense in various mainstream media, social media, radio and television.

He has written numerous articles to aviation think-thanks as a proponent of Indonesia improving its aviation sector. He has pointed out notable flaws in the management of numerous airports around the country which have faced an inability to handle increasingly busy air traffic lanes and greater influx of passengers. He has also written on Indonesia's lack of management of its own airspace due to the country's inability to meet safety standards specified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). In an interview, he said that he avoided flying with Lion Air or other Indonesia Airlines, with the exception of Garuda as he did not believe that the other Indonesian airlines did maintenance and training properly. He criticized the Indonesian government for poor national planning which has favoured civil commercial flights over the country's own national air defense and covered up the occurrence of aviation accidents.

Overseas education

• Flight Test and Aircraft Development Course, BAE Brough England/UK.
• Instructor Course C-130 Simulator di Lockheed Georgia USA
• Joint Exercise Planning Staff ADF, Australia.
• Observe Training Course USAFA Colorado Spring, USA.
• Short Course On Aerodynamic Cranfield Institute of Technology, United Kingdom

Position

• Commander of 31st Squadron Heavylift Transport
• Commander of Sulaiman Air Force Base Margahayu, Bandung, West Java
• Director of Air Force Operations and Training
• Governor/Superintendent of the Air Force Academy
• Assistant to the Chief of Air Force Staff for Personnel
• Commanding  General of the Indonesian Military Academy
• Chief of Staff of the Air Force Staff (Chief of the Indonesian Air Force).
• President Director of Freeport Indonesia

Honours

•  Singapore: Meritorious Service Medal (Military) (P.J.G.)
•  South Korea: First Class (Tong-il) of the Order of National Security Merit

Bibliography

Books

• Air Diplomacy
• Dari Segara ke Angkasa
• Cat Rambut Orang Yahudi
• Awas Ketabrak Pesawat
• Berdaulat di Udara
• Pelangi Dirgantara
• Saksofon
• Kapal Induk dan Human Error
• Pertahanan Indonesia – Angkatan Perang Negara Kepulauan
• Tanah Air Udara ku Indonesia
• Freeport – catatan pribadi
• Abdul Hakim Wartawan Antara dalam kenangan anak cucu
• Defence and Aviation
• Quo Vadis Kedaulatan Udara Indonesia
• Menjaga Ibu Pertiwi dan Bapak Angkasa
• Air Force Leadership
• Believe it or Not Dunia Penerbangan Indonesia
• Fenomena Pompa Bensin
• FIR di Kepulauan Riau
• Saya Pengen Jadi Pilot
• Tol Udara Nusantara
• Menata Ulang Penerbangan Nasional
• Rute Penerbangan Pemersatu Bangsa
• Band The Playsets
• Penegakan Kedaulatan Negara di Udara

Keynote speaker at various international forums

• United States-Indonesia (Usindo) in Washington D.C.
• Kokoda Foundation Canberra
• Australia. Regional Air Power Conference in LIMA
• Langkawi Malaysia
• Seminar on National Resilience at Lemhannas
• Keynote Speaker at the IATEC Conference
• AMROI International Conference
• Air Power International Seminar

Other strategic positions

• Senior Advisor at PT Danone Aqua
• Senior Advisor and CEO at PT Freeport Indonesia
• President Commissioner of PTDI
• Expert Staff Official and Advisor
• Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia
• Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
• Task Force 115 INACOM of the Ministry of Industry

References

• (in Indonesian) Biography of Air Chief Marshal Chappy Hakim