Orangutan Foundation Indonesian Night

The internationally-acclaimed Parahyangan Choir from Indonesia will be performing at London’s Conway Hall on Wednesday 14 July to help raise funds for the conservation of their home region’s best-loved wild inhabitant – the orangutan.

The concert, featuring a rare mix of Western and South East Asian songs, is being jointly hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia and the UK based charity Orangutan Foundation, as part of a fund-raising evening which will also include regional food and dance celebrating Indonesia’s biodiversity and culture.

Orangutan Foundation founder and director, Ashley Leiman OBE, says: “The Parahyangan Choir, from the Catholic University of Indonesia, is widely acknowledged as one of the best in Asia and regularly wins awards in international competitions. What makes its recitals particularly interesting is that the choir combines Western choral work with music and traditions from Indonesian culture, often including colourful costumes, elaborate headwear and movements inspired by Asian dance and art.”

She added: “The Conway Hall concert will be a rare chance to hear the singers perform in the UK. The choir is in such demand internationally that this London date is only possible because the choir is participating in this summer’s International Eisteddfod at Llangollen and through support from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia.”

Tickets for the Orangutan Foundation’s Indonesian Night are on sale now, at £20 each (£10, NUS card holders). The ticket price includes all entertainments, food and drinks. For more information or to book places, email info@orangutan.org.uk or phone 020 7724 2912.

Orangutan Foundation will be raffling the prize donated by Steppes Discovery - a free place on the Orangutan Conservation Tour