Life after TU/e

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21 May 2015 | year 57
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TU/e student helps people of Nepal
after devastating earthquakes
19 May - TU/e student of Operations, Management and Logistics Tobias Ouwerkerk
has recently left Singapore suddenly to head for Nepal. He’s there to help the victims
of the earthquakes by joining the Nepal Grassroots Recovery organization, which was
co-founded by a friend. “Our goal is to provide emergency food and shelter for the
displaced people of Nepal. With monsoon season
less than one month away, we have
been working 15hr days, providing both
immediate and long term aid to the
devastated villages in the remote regions
of Sindhupulchowk, Nepal, the most
affected district region of Nepal. Since
we are a small organization, we can
act faster, more flexible and with
less overhead then the bigger disaster
relief organizations.”
How to order bitte
rballen in Dutch
13 May - There’s
a new game that
helps
foreign students
learn Dutch even
before they
arrive in the Neth
erlands. They acqu
ire the
language with the
help of six Dutch
friends,
thirty mini games,
and five levels. Th
e free app
Hoi Holland! has
been designed es
pecially
for foreign student
s who are about to
spend
some time here. Th
ey learn their way
around
the grocery store
and what to say at
birthday
parties or in publ
ic transportation.
They’re
also taught how to
order bitterballen
.
and tuecursor on
Major NWO grants
for three TU/e chemists
18 May - Three researchers from TU/e have received a Vidi grant from NWO (Netherlands
Organisation for Scientific Research) for a maximum of 800,000 euros to set up their own
research line. The three winners, all of them from the Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, are Maaike Kroon, Ilja Voets and Timothy Noël.
The Vidi grants are part of the NWO’s
Research Incentives Scheme, which
consists of Veni, Vidi and Vici awards.
Vidi is aimed at excellent scientists who
have already completed a number of years
of successful research. These researchers
are among the top ten or twenty percent
in their field.
TU/e professor Hans Kuipers
joins KNAW
12 May - TU/e professor Hans Kuipers is one of sixteen new members of the Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Membership is a great honor for
scientists, and only attainable for excellent Dutch researchers. Kuipers is the twelfth
TU/e professor who has been elected a
KNAW member. The professor of Multiscale
Modeling of Multiphase Flows at the
Department of Chemical Engineering studies
multiphase flows like liquid-gas or gas-solid.
This year marks the first time KNAW welcomes as
many women as men to the exclusive
science society. KNAW now has 248
members, including 46 women.
And how are things in Berlin?
More and more TU/e students go abroad for their studies to follow courses, internships or a doctorate path.
What is it like to find your way in a new country? Students tell their stories.
It’s two-thirds the size of the entire province of Utrecht, it never sleeps, not even in the middle
of the winter, and there’s a constant, pungent smell of bratwurst and currywurst in the air.
We’re talking Berlin, the flourishing metropolis.
With its multicultural inhabitants, umpteen students and underground parties that can last for days,
Berlin offers up daily new encounters. It is great to experience the Berlin night life from up close.
But be careful: the Berlin underground scene can be addictive. Weekends are usually spent in one of
the many public parks Berlin has to offer. You grill, enjoy beers with friends and listen to the street
performer that is never more than twenty-five meters away, all in a jovial atmosphere. Don’t like his
tunes? Just turn around and pick the next musician. There is no shortage of music in this city!
And there’s always time for Berlin coffeehouses. There’s nothing like a good coffee and a slice of
‘Kuchen’ on a Sunday afternoon watching in amazement at all the hippies passing by.
Are you an adventurer? Then I recommend visiting one of the many ruins. You can venture into
deserted swimming pools, ballrooms, anatomical institutes, embassies – even an amusement park
and airport! To many tourists it’s a sport to visit as many ruins as possible. I have to admit, each of
them is more impressive than the last.
You don’t speak German? No problem, if you speak English you’ll do just fine. After a few weeks you
will have no trouble chatting in German, anyway.
Would you also like to write an article about your time
abroad? Please send an email to cursor@tue.nl.
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Life after TU/e
Name: Jorge Alves Lino
Place of Birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Date of Birth: September 24, 1979
At TU/e: In 2007, I started as a communication designer in the marketi
ng and communication team of ID, and as a coach in the education department. In
2008, I started a
PhD track in ‘Responsive Environments’ at the Designed Intelligence
research group,
that moved to the Department of Media at the University of Amsterdam
in 2011. I continued
coaching, later at the ‘Light Time Space Movement’ theme, until Februar
y of 2015.
Current position: I have a double position as Managing Director at the
STRP Biennial
(since November 2014), and as Director of Designhuis Eindhoven (since
April 2014),
which will reopen its doors in the course of 2015.
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Hoi Holland!, a serious game about Dutch language and culture - a quick review
Earlier this week EP-NUFFIC launched what is meant to be “your first step
towards mastering the Dutch language. It shows you how much fun it can be
to learn Dutch” and also helps you discover some typical aspects of culture.
This is serious business because “by playing Hoi Holland! you will learn
some basics of Dutch: understanding and speaking Dutch makes everyday
activities, such as grocery shopping or going to a restaurant, a little easier
and more fun”. And because of its intercultural nature, it also helps you
“to connect with Dutch students and make new friends!” Next to this
clearly playful approach the app also provides information about looking
for an internship, volunteer work or a (part-time) job. All situations where
speaking Dutch proves very useful or even a requirement.
Although I don’t directly belong to the target group (i.e. internationals
already here or about to come to study or work), I was, as a professional
involved in intercultural matters, curious to take the journey into this
survival kit for Dutch language and culture. My first impression: No gray
shades but an attractive, energetic orange (of course!) color and symbolic
tulips throughout the game, so never a dull moment. It offers 5 levels of
language learning and cultural, behavioral information. After completing
all 5 of them, you are rewarded: you can read (in Dutch of course) the
success story of Xavier, who is an international student who came here
2 years ago and has now settled because he has learned the language.
A clear encouraging message and a good example to follow. Each level
(Schiphol as #1) contains language situations and the cultural item
‘Typisch Nederlands’ along with the somewhat mysterious game all Dutch
kids know: ‘Ik zie, ik zie wat jij niet ziet’ (I spy with my little eye). Other levels
feature topics ranging from ‘In de kroeg’, ‘Boodschappen’ to the ultimate level
of cultural premastery: … ‘Verjaardag’ (birthday), oh it’s so Dutch in there!
Methodologically, the game pursues the dual intercultural approach of
combining external adaptation of the locals toward their international
guests with internal integration of the internationals into Dutch society.
A solid didactic foundation. It is fun, informative in its use and indeed
reflects the uniqueness of some aspects of Dutch life, i.e. : ‘Ga toch fietsen’
(isn’t this a bit moralistic?), ‘Borrelen’, but also ‘Melk is goed voor elk’,
‘Een bloemetje voor meneer’ (the Netherlands is about the only country in
the world where giving flowers to men is common), and finally the highly
typical ‘Gefeliciteerd’ when guests at a birthday party congratulate one
another about the birthday of their common friend.
Personally, I found navigating sometimes tricky and some instructions
not entirely clear, but maybe I’m not as agile as the younger generation
that clearly constitutes the intended users. Curious?
Go to: http://www.studyinholland.nl/hoiholland and play!
Oh and by the way, rumor has it they are now preparing a less serious game
as a follow-up to Hoi Holland! Its topic? Sports. Its name? Hup Holland!
Photo | Kim Balster
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What happens to international
students after they graduate
from TU/e? Do they go job
hunting in the Netherlands,
pack their bags and explore
the world, or return to their
home countries? International
TU/e graduates talk about
their lives after TU/e.
Was this what you intended to do?
In this field yes, but not necessarily in these particular positions. Having
said that,
I’m very proud of where I am. As a foreigner, being given the trust and
responsibility
to lead such emblematic public organizations of the Eindhoven cultural
sector gives
me a huge sense of acceptance and recognition.
Was it difficult to find a job?
Not really. I see jobs as projects, regardless of how long they will take.
There are points
where I feel there is time for change, and embracing that change I reflect
on how to
conclude what I am doing, and what is it that I would like to do next.
Sometimes there
are huge coincidences and you meet the right people at the right time,
but essentially,
I tend to take action and create opportunities to share my vision and
ideas with relevant
parties. I am engaged in the contexts I want to work with naturally and in
a pro-active way.
How do you reflect on your time at TU/e?
I met one of the Industrial Design professors, Matthias Rauterberg, at
the FMX Festival
in Stuttgart in 2006. Both our work was featured at the festival, and after
a few
conversations, the opportunity arose to work with him in Eindhoven.
To me it makes
sense that many of my friends were originally colleagues at TU/e, so
whether I’m
employed by TU/e or not I will always feel connected to and part of it.
It has been
a time of professional and personal development.
Will you stay in the Netherlands?
I was born and raised in Portugal. Since 2002, I have lived in Belgium
, Norway, the
Czech Republic, and France. I moved to the Netherlands in 2007. While
it was very
exciting to live in different countries for a while, at some point you want
to be based
somewhere. Portugal will always be my home, but right now the Netherla
nds feels
quite like home, too.
What advice would you give current students?
You cannot travel enough. The more you see, the broader your horizon
. What I always
advised my own students was to look at their studies as part of their
career development. A career doesn’t start upon graduation. A career starts when you
start developing
yourself. Studying is a great opportunity to network and show what you
can do. If by the
end of your studies you have been in touch with the right people and
organizations
professionally, in the context of your studies and, then that gives you
a more realistic
professional preparation for the future.
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“We are getting
closer to ITER
conditions still”
DIFFER-
upon-Dommel
Brit Thomas Morgan works with
Magnum-PSI, which is the only
setup in the world that can mimic
the ITER exhaust being exposed
to hot particles experimentally.
A plasma is directed by magnetic
fields to a target. Magnum-PSI is
fifteen meters in length and the lab
it is located at has five-centimeter
thick iron walls to keep the magnetic
field inside. “One of the great
challenges for ITER will be finding
a material that can withstand the
electricity coming from the blazing
hot particles from the plasma”,
says Morgan. “The heat flux, as it
is called, is in the dozens Megawatts
per square meter, comparable to
that of the sun. We use the magnetic
fields to guide the plasma and keep
it warm, and so we create conditions
that are similar to those in ITER.”
Whereas in Nieuwegein they
worked with copper coils, Eindhoven
will have a superconducting
magnet at its disposal, says
Morgan. The magnet enables
DIFFER to expose materials to the
plasma pretty much continuously.
“So far, we have had to work with
pulses lasting only a few seconds
lest the coils get too hot. Soon,
that will be a thing of the past and
that will bring us closer to the
actual conditions in ITER, which
will be running for six to seven
minutes on end.” Morgan and his
colleagues plan to study how
materials react to being exposed
to extreme plasma conditions,
but they also intend to find out if
perhaps the plasma flow can be
cooled by injecting a cold gas.
The new building will also feature
an ion beam facility for in situ
material research, a unique extra
for both the PSI lab and the Solar
Fuels group.
Morgan’s group has been working
in close collaboration with TU/e
for years, both with Professor Niek
Lopes-Cardozo’s Fusion group and
the interdisciplinary master track
Science and Technology of Nuclear
Fusion. On top of that, DIFFER and
TU/e appointed six common PhD
candidates last year, several of
whom are supervised by Morgan
himself. “It has become much
more convenient to supervise
those candidates. If we want to
meet, we just walk across campus.”
Thomas Morgan
Last week, employees of the Dutch Institute for Fundamental
Energy Research (DIFFER) started in their brand new home on
campus. To get an idea of what DIFFER researches and how that
connects with the TU/e community, Cursor took stock and interviewed several researchers at the institute just before the move.
On May 11, 140 DIFFER employees
moved into their new offices on
TU/e campus. Being physically
close, existing collaborations
between the institute and the
university - fusion experts Marco
de Baar and Tony Donné were
already part-time professors at TU/e,
for example -will become even
easier. DIFFER and its employees
will have TU/e facilities at their
disposal, including NanoLab@TU/e,
lecture theaters, the library, and the
sports center -almost as if DIFFER
were the tenth TU/e department.
And it works both ways, because
the experimental setups and
workshop of DIFFER are open
to TU/e people, too.
Research at DIFFER can be divided
into two themes: nuclear fusion and
solar fuels. Fusion research was an
important subject already when
the institute was still known as the
FOM Institute for Plasma Physics
Rijnhuizen. The institute was and
is contributing to preparations for
ITER, the experimental nuclear
fusion reactor that is being
constructed at the Cadarache
research center in the south
of France.
The aim of ITER is to generate
nuclear fusion in extremely hot
plasma that is being held in place
by means of magnetic fields.
DIFFER has one-of-a-kind setups
to mimic the conditions near the
fusion reactor wall: plasma
generators Magnum-PSI and
Pilot-PSI. ITER uses these to test
and research how wall materials
hold up under realistic plasma
pressure.
The dynamics of the fusion plasma
greatly affect the efficiency of the
reactor as well. That’s why DIFFER
works on computer simulations of
the plasma and develops diagnostic
techniques to measure the plasma
parameters. The institute also
develops control systems to
regulate the conditions inside
the plasma and is thinking of the
best ways to maintain the reactor.
When in 2012 Rijnhuizen changed
its mission and continued as
DIFFER, a new line of research
was introduced gradually: one
that focuses on efficiently storing
sustainably generated energy
(particularly sunlight) as fuels.
The fuels are needed to store the
sustainably generated energy for
an extended period of time and to
transport it, so the energy may be
used wherever and whenever.
The basic components of these
solar fuels are carbon dioxide and
water. And since those happen to
be released upon combustion,
it’s a closed cycle. In their search
for solar fuels, DIFFER investigates
both direct ways to create hydrogen
and oxygen from sunlight, and
catalyst processes to store electrical
energy in chemical compounds.
DIFFER plans to set up a kind of
solar-fuel annex for the group of
University Professor René Janssen.
They are now looking for a
researcher to lead the group.
Text | Tom Jeltes
Photos | Bart van Overbeeke
Anja Bieberle from Germany
is employed by DIFFER, but
has been working at the
Institute for Complex
Molecular Systems (ICMS) at
TU/e for a year now. At ICMS,
she works with a small-scale
research setup for photo­el­ectronic experiments.
She searches for materials
(particularly metal oxides)
that, in thin layers, might
function as electrodes in
fuel-producing photoelectrochemical cells. Sunlight
splits water in these cells into
hydrogen and oxygen. Then,
the hydrogen can be combined
with carbon extracted from CO2
to form liquid fuel, she explains.
First, however, the first essential
step must be perfected. “We have
to be much more efficient. We all
agree the right materials have
not been discovered yet.”
Bieberle has to compete with
methods that generate electricity
in standard solar cells first, which
is then used for chemical
conversions to produce fuel - a
process that DIFFER is researching
as well. She also stresses that
electrolysis devices (that can split
water) have been around for a
while already. “But that requires
two steps. We want to cover the
entire process at once.”
During her time at TU/e, Bieberle
has connected with groups of
various departments. Not only
“Definitive
materials
not found
yet”
did she use the facilities at
NanoLab@TU/e, but she also
worked at Bert Koopmans’ group
Physics of Nanostrcutures, and
frequented the labs of professors
René Janssen (Macromolecular
and Organic Chemistry) and Emiel
Hensen (Molecular
Catalysis) to create and
study thin layers. She is
now planning to collaborate
with the mechanical
engineers of Control
Systems Technology to
develop simulations to
optimize her electro­
chemical system.
A joint project within
DIFFER is at hand, too.
“Materials that have been
exposed to the plasma
from the Magnum-PSI turn
out to have a nanostructure that
might just be suitable for use in
electrodes for electrochemical
processes. We are working on
the transfer of that effect to thin
layers as we speak.”
Anja Bieberle
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4 burning questions
Peter Ruijten | IE&IS
Floran Peeters | Applied Physics
Technology with a face
Sparks functioning
as chemical factory
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If you put together two metal sheets but leave a small opening between them, and then
charge them with dozens of times the voltage coming from an outlet, you’ll create one giant
spark between the sheets. If you were to cover the sheets with a non-conductive material
(the dielectic barrier), instead of a single giant spark, you’ll get hundreds of little ones,
scattered across the surface. I’m researching those tiny sparks, as they can be used as
miniature chemical factories.
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Plasmas like my tiny sparks can drive chemical processes very efficiently. For example, the
sparks can be used to sterilize drinking water eco-friendly using ozone, but they can also
break down carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or extract ‘green’ hydrogen from natural gas.
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On the cover, you see two artificial agents I have
used for my research project. They’re digital representations of people being controlled by computers.
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My research project focuses on behavior modifi­
cation through technology. People change their
behavior fastest if they are provided with information socially, so you could use an interface that looks
human for that, for example. But does it matter
whether or not such interfaces are observed as human
(subconsciously), and to what extent? I hypothesized that if they are perceived as human, they can
influence your behavior like humans influence
each other.
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The artificial agents. I would have been lost without
them, as I needed something that looked human.
Other than that I wouldn’t name any one person in
particular, but rather the overall atmosphere within
HTI. It really helped me through the rough patches.
4 | society benefit
In the near future technology will become more
and more social. We’ll be talking to it, and faces
will become increasingly common in interfaces.
My research shows how people respond to that,
and what factors are vital for the successful integration of this technology in our everyday lives.
Photos | Bart van Overbeeke
Allison Schaap | Mechanical Engineering
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The cover shows water and algae. Specifically, the algae pictures are based off actual
microscope images of the species I used in this project, and the water background is from
a photo of a typical lake where this technology could be applied.
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I’m building a tiny device that can count, identify, and sort the species of algae in water.
Normally this is done manually, so my goal was to provide a tool that can make this process
cheaper and faster by automating the measurements and analysis. The “heart” of the device
itself is a small glass chip that has tiny channels and waveguides machined into it with a
specialized laser.
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Having access to a lot of fabrication tools has been very valuable. Our group does a lot of
experimental work, and being able to create our own devices quickly from scratch is vital
for rapidly testing and improving our ideas.
4 | society benefit
Algae may not be something we think about often in daily life, but they produce the majority
of the oxygen we breathe so they’re very important! Monitoring algae is useful for understanding the complex processes happening in our environment, for ensuring the safety of
recreational water, and for identifying dangerous and expensive algae blooms as they grow.
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Music with roots to cure homesickness
TU/e: a home away from home for about thirteen thousands
of employees and students. The international community is
a relatively small one, with infinite connections between its
members, be they professional or private. In ‘Linked’, two
community members talk about their mutual relationship
and their connection to the university.
Whereas she grew up with the instrument, he is a novice. She has been
here for many years, he for only a few months. Now the two members of
Angklung Eindhoven are teaming up to organize their annual concert.
For Desiree Abdurrachim (31), a researcher at Biomedical Engineering,
and Anto Daryanto (24), a Master student of Electrical Engineering, the
angklung means more than just music. It also symbolizes the Indonesian
culture. “When you’re abroad, the feeling that you’re Indonesian sort of
grows on you.”
Its warm tinkling sound is reminiscent of a bamboo wind chime or a
marimba. It’s an exotic note in the
chilly market hall of MetaForum.
Here both members of Angklung
Eindhoven are trying to explain
the beauty of their instrument by
demonstrating it. The angklung is one
of the cultural icons of Indonesia,
together with the kris, batik and
wayang puppet theatre, but probably
the least known. “For me it’s a
soothing and peaceful sound.
It reminds me of nature and faraway
places”, says co-founder Desiree.
“But it’s also very rich. It can be
flowing, but also really loud”, fellow
group member Anto adds. Desiree:
“People are always amazed by all
the things you can do with such a
small piece of wood.”
Desiree is from Bandung in West Java,
the birthplace of the angklung.
“Where I come from the angklung
is part of education. That starts even
in kindergarten, where children learn
to play the instrument by means of
dots with colors.” In high school
she joined an angklung group that
even toured Europe for a few weeks.
In 2010, when Desiree had already
been living in Eindhoven for some
years, one of her old team-mates
also moved to the city. It was not
long before Angklung Eindhoven
was born.
Unlike Desiree, Anto, who is from
Solo (Surakarta) in Central Java,
didn’t grow up with the angklung.
Until a few months ago he had never
even played the instrument. In
primary school he learned to play
that other typical Indonesian
instrument, the gamelan. It was
only in high school that he learned
about the angklung. “I saw it on
television sometimes, where
hundreds or thousands of people
were playing the instrument at the
same time.” Prior to his departure
for Eindhoven, while searching the
Internet for information, he ended
up on Angklung’s Facebook page.
A video of the group playing music
from the Lord of the Rings films made
a huge impression. “Although I
didn’t have any experience, from
that moment on I was determined
to join this group.”
He didn’t break his promise. Last
September he joined the ensemble,
which has seen a lot of changes
since its foundation five years ago.
Back in the earliest days it was a
pioneering effort, Desiree remembers.
Only two of the eighteen group
members could play and they had to
borrow their instruments from the
Indonesian consulate in Brussels.
Nowadays the group has four
conductors and almost thirty
members, mainly TU/e and Fontys
students. Moreover, they have
about 150 angklungs stored in the
Bunker, imported from Indonesia or
donated by group members.
“Playing
together has a
magical effect”
Playing the angklung is relatively
simple. To produce a tone you just
have to shake it. Each instrument
represents one tone and each group
member plays his own tone or tones.
While beginner Anto sticks with the
C, Desiree plays six different notes.
“But it gets complicated when you
want to play a melody”, Desiree
explains. It takes several players to
play a composition. The ensemble
forms a delicate balance. Anto:
“When you make a mistake you’re
likely to affect your neighbor.”
Desiree: “You really need to stick to
what you have in mind.” Then again,
if everything goes well, playing
together has a magical effect.
Which is not only the case for their
own performances. For instance,
twenty thousand people played
together in Bandung at the end
of April. Anto: “I was like: ‘Wow I
want to be there!’”
They are not the only angklung
group in the Netherlands. Indeed,
just a few miles farther in Nuenen
there is another angklung society.
Desiree: “That group consists mainly
of older people who were born or
grew up in Indonesia. They play
especially because they miss their
country so much.” Still, for the
younger generation, too, the
angklung is more than just music.
“Meeting up with fellow Indonesians and speaking Indonesian
is also some kind of cure for my
homesickness”, Anto admits.
Desiree adds: “In Indonesia I never
thought about promoting Indonesian culture. But when you’re
abroad the feeling that you’re
Indonesian sort of grows on you.
And you want to show it.”
Those feelings were even stronger
when Desiree came to Eindhoven
nine years ago. At the time there
were only four Indonesian students
at TU/e. Professors expected her to
correspond in Dutch. “The university didn’t do a lot to promote itself
abroad at the time. When I told my
friends I was going to do my Master
here, their reaction was: ‘Eindhoven? Never heard of it.’” Anto
does not recognize this. As far as
he is concerned, the international
nature of the university community
could even be emphasized a bit
less occasionally. “Although I
would like to learn Dutch, I hardly
get the opportunity to do so
because most of my fellow students
come from China and India.”
“My friends in
Indonesia don’t
believe I’m
playing an
instrument”
She may not like to hear this, but
by now Desiree is one of the oldest
members of Angklung Eindhoven.
Anto admits that at first he was
looking up to her. “I was present
when she defended her thesis.
She’s so multi-talented and smart.
But lately we’ve been working
together a lot to organize our
annual concert and I’ve realized
she’s just a normal person”, he
laughs. Desiree, on the other hand,
admires Anto’s endless enthusiasm
and drive. Maybe it’s because
of this that the newbie has
been asked to coordinate
Angklung’s annual concert
in the Muziekgebouw. Anto:
“My friends in Indonesia don’t
believe it. They know me as a guy
who doesn’t do musical things and
now I’m not only playing an instrument but also organizing a concert.”
During their annual concert
Angklung will be assisted among
others by a Chinese music group,
a string ensemble and members
of Quadrivium. In addition to
Indonesian music they will play
classical pieces and pop music.
Which makes for a change from
the initial years. Desiree: “In the
beginning we were more idealistic.
Our main goal was to promote the
instrument and Indonesian culture.
Slowly we started to combine
traditional music with western music
to appeal to a wider community.”
She thinks that the original goal
- making the angklung more widely
known among the general public has been reached, yet the survival
of the group is something she
worries about. “Most Indonesian
people only stay in Eindhoven for
a few years. After finishing their
studies or PhD they move back.
I’m happy about how it has all
worked out. But our next homework
is to ensure it stays this way.”
‘Folk Songs of the World’ will
take place in the Muziekgebouw
Eindhoven on Saturday May 30.
On June 6 Angklung Eindhoven
will perform during the Muziek
op de Dommel festival.
Interview | Freke Sens
Photo | Bart van Overbeeke
More angklung
The angklung came into existence on West Java many centuries ago.
Originally the instrument, which consists of two to four bamboo tubes
attached to a bamboo frame, was mainly used during rituals. Since
the development in the 1930s of an angklung based on the diatonic
scale, the instrument has also been used to play western music.
In 2010 UNESCO recognized the angklung as world heritage.
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