Angela July Riyanto began her musical career at young age, learning piano under mrs. Elly Sik. She later joined the gembala Baik Children Choir at Pontianak and studied vocal pop under the tuition of DR. Aloysius mering. Angela then continued her musical education at the UPH Music Faculty majoring in classical vocal performance in full scholarship under the tuition of ms. Delima Simamora as well as classical piano minor under the tuition of Ms.Marta Podolska and Ms. Nia Juniasih. She is also in the studio class of Mr. Mario Santoso and Binu Sukaman. In addition, she takes lesson with Ms. Renata Lim. Angela is deeply inspired by POP OPERA.
Angela has performed with various groups, including the UPH Chamber Singers, UPH Jazz Choir, UPH Vocal Community, 7th chord Band (Home band of UPH Sport & Art department), The Only Hope, fei Xiang mandarino Choir, and LV-CCO. She has also been a featured soloist at various churches, festivals and concerts, at UPH, Jakarta, and many others.
This young girl is now teaching at Youth Feixiang mandarin Choir and LVCC.
Last year (2007) she has performed in her own junior recital "For The Love of Music".
Some of her winning achievements in music performance:
1st winning of 1st Johannes Oentoro Internal competition Classic Voice Division UPH feculty of Music 2007.
1st winner of National Heartline Gospel Singing Contest 2007
1st and favorite winner of jakarta HGSC Contest 2007,
1st winner of National Mandarin Singing competition by Perhimpunan Teochew Indonesia 2005,
1st winner of National Mandarin Gospel song GBI Solo 2007,
1st winner of Singing Competition CBD Pluit 2007
1st winner of Mandarin Singing competition "Living in Harmony, and 30 other regional achievements in singing competition.
EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENT
1994 Juara I lomba menyanyi ‘ BINA SUARA PELAJAR’ Univ Mercu Buana
1994 DENDANG RIA, Music program TVRI
1995 Juara I Lomba nyanyi ‘KIDUNG KIJANG’ AUTO 2000
1995 ‘SI KECIL MUSUH KITA’ Education program TPI.
1998 Juara II lomba karaoke tingkat SLTP seJabotabek
1999 Penghargaan pentas seni & rohani, Gospel Café
2000 Juara I bintang radio se-DKI Jakarta, RRI
2000 Juara I Karaoke SLTA Jawa-Bali , Univ Budi Luhur
2000 PERMATA NUSANTARA , music program, TVRI
2001 Juara I karaoke Putra se- Jakarta Selatan
2001 Juara I karaoke putra se- DKI Jakarta
2001 Juara I ‘GET THE STAR WITH STAR MILD’ RCTI
2001 FTV Natal ‘ HANYA SEBATAS DOA’ SCTV
2002 Penghargaan penyanyi tebaik ‘dewasa’ News Café,Kemang
2002 Dongeng cerita anak negri ‘ PUTRI SALJU’ RCTI.
2003 Juara II AFI 1 ( Akademi Fantasi Indosiar )
2005 ‘MAHADAYA CINTA’ Guruh Soekarno Putra & MILD LIVE production
