ABOUT OF SDGCF
Over the last two decades, Satya Dharma Gita Choir has been actively contributing to the music community with its influential choir festivals, holding several events such as various kinds of musical competitions and many other educational events participated by a great number of musicians. It started off with its very first implementation in 2001, succeeding the musical festival and crowning the grand championship in Choir of SMAN 2 Bandung, followed by winning another grand championship in Choir of SMAN 1 Denpasar in 2003. Satya Dharma Gita won more championships in 2005, which were in Choir of SMAN 20 Bandung and UNISBA Choir.
This victory continued by crowning The Grand Championship of 4th SDGNCF 2013 is Don Bosko Voice (Semarang) and also organizing more festivals in 2013 which was participated by exactly 44 choirs around Indonesia to compete.
It continuously produced successful festivals every two years in 2015 and 2017 and became a vastly well-known event nationally. It was officially broadened to be a choir festival opened on a national scale under the title of Satya Dharma Gita National Choir Festival (SDGNCF). The Grand Champion for the Choir Competition 5th SDGNCF 2015 is Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Airlangga (Surabaya) and The Grand Champion for the Choir Competition 6th SDGNCF 2017 is Voca Erudita, PSM Universitas Sebelas Maret (Surakarta).
As time goes by, Satya Dharma Gita gradually thrives to embrace a larger audience and participants. Small but significant steps were taken and then it shifted to Satya Dharma Gita Choir Festival (SDGCF) since the year 2019 and reaching more diverse participants.
The 7th SDGCF 2019 held in Radjawali Semarang Cultural Center, from 27 – 31 August 2019. At the event, there were 16 Choir Experts join in this festival. The Grand Champion for the Choir Competition 7th SDGCF 2019 is Cantabile Chorale (Yogyakarta).
The 8th SDGCF 2021 held on 10 – 13 November 2021 in the context of the covid-19 pandemic. At the event, the committee held a composition competition (20 participants), a paper competition (3 finalists), a solo vocal competition (22 participants), and a choir competition (23 choirs) virtually (online). The Grand Champion for the Choir Competition 8th SDGCF 2021 is Vocalista Harmonic Choir (Yogyakarta).
After completing the 8th SDGCF 2021, the Satya Dharma Gita Student Choir at the Faculty of Law, Diponegoro University is back by presenting the 9th Satya Dharma Gita Choir Festival 2023.