Binu Sukaman

Vocal

Binu Dalip Sukaman is one of Indonesian soprano who regularly perform with various orchestra in Indonesia, such as Jakarta Chamber Orchestra, Nusantara Symphony Orchestra, Nusantara Chamber Orchestra, Jakarta Symphonic Orchestra, Twilite Orchestra, Indonesian National Orchestra, Cisya Kencana Orchestra, Parahyangan Chamber Orchestra singing “Missa C Minor”, “Requiem”, and “Exultate Jubilate” by WA Mozart, “Requiem” by G. Faure, “Messiah” and “Dixit Dominus” by GF Haendel, “Christmas Oratorio” by C.Saint-Saens, “Requiem” by John Rutter, “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff and “Gloria” by F. Poulenc and “Homage” by Franki Raden. She also sang the leading role of “Dido and Aeneas” Opera by H. Purcell, “ Loro Jongrang” (Indonesian Opera) by Trisuci Kamal, “ Cavaleria Rusticana” by P.Mascagni and Indonesian Contemporary Opera”King’s Witch”, “ Kali” and “Tan Malaka “ by Tony Prabowo, Dance Opera “Akan Jadi Malam “ by Jefriandi Usman, Opera-Buffa “The Telephone” by Gian Carlo Menotti, “Die Zauberflote” by WA Mozart, “Hansel und Gretel” Opera by E.Humperdinck and “ Cendrillon” Opera by Pauline Viardot.

She gave recitals in many cities in Indonesia such as Jakarta, Bandung and Jogjakarta singing Baroque, Classic,Romantic, Impressionist and Modern Repertoire (Contemporary Music) with Ananda Sukarlan, Iswargia Sudarno, Adelaide Simanjuntak-Simbolon and Linny Sugianto. With the Trisuci Kamal Ensamble in Vienna , Rome , Paris, Marseilles, Rabat (Marocco), Bangkok, Chiang Mai , and Bangalore, and since the year 2000 starts working with Tony Prabowo with his contemporaries music such as Opera and other chamber music repertoires and perform his works with Ubiet, Adelaide Simanjuntak and Momenta Quartet from New York in Jakarta, New York (2006) and Singapore (2007). And as a member of Batavia Madrigal Singers has won 1st prize (program libre),and 3rd prize in Florilege de Tours Competition in Tours, France, 2001 under Conductor Avip Priatna, and was invited for a summer concert tour in Normandy in the year 2002. In the year 2003 and 2004 she gave Solo Recital in Central Cultural de Belem (Lisbon) and Centro Cultural de Cascais with Indonesian Pianist Adelaide Simbolon and Portuguese Pianist Nuno Vieira de Almeida, later in Wienersaal , Salzburg, Austria with Russian Pianist Simeon Balschem. In the year 2005 and 2007 she won gold prize and silver prize in the Spring Art Festival in Pyongyang, North Korea.

In July 2009 together with Twilite Orchestra under Addie MS baton, has the opportunity to gave concert at the prestigious “Sydney Opera House”, Australia.
She received her first vocal training from Mr. Pranajaya and later with Sari Indrawati, Catharina Leimena and Lee Alison Sibley until she finished the Performing Arts Level at YPM Music School. She attended master classes with Adib Fazah (Metropolitan Opera Company, New York) Ruth Drucker, Andrea Ehrenreich (USA), and Rudolf Jansen (Holland), and advanced voice technique studies with Prof Liliana Bizineche, in Lisbon (Portugal), and Zomer Muziek Akademi Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria under guidance of Prof Barbara Ann-Martin.

She also studied Piano with Oerip Santoso, Ina Sutisna, and Iravati Sudiarso, completed Teaching Diploma Program at YPM Music School and also a graduate from Law Faculty University of Indonesia. At present she is a vocal tutor at the Jakarta Conservatory of Music and Voice Lecturer at Conservatory of Music Department- University of Pelita Harapan.

Apart from her activity as a classical singer, she produce an Art Songs Series Cylce together with Pianist Iswargia R.Soedarno and Yasmina Zulkarnain since the year 2000, also together with other fellow musicians such as famous conductor Avip Priatna and Iswargia Soedarno found Batavia Madrigal Singers and the Jakarta Chamber Orchestra and also one of the founder of Jakarta Conservatory of Music.

In 2007 she produce her first CD under the title “Tembang Puitik Indonesia”.
For almost 30 years active as Judges in National and International Vocal Competition and Choir Competition.