Hannah Standiford (BA ’11) was named a Fulbright scholar in 2017 and continues her studies by documenting traditional forms of Indonesian music.
“It took me all summer to write the two-page proposal, but it was worth it,” Standiford said. “I’m really grateful for the [National Scholarship Office] at VCU. Having somebody to help me through the steps and take me through a mock Fulbright panel was a huge help.”
Standiford is currently living on the island of Medanau in Belitung, Indonesia. She is documenting the stambul fajar through recordings, writing and interviews with the island’s only veteran of the music, Achmadi, and another local, Jabing, who recently received funding from the local government to preserve the music.
“[Stambul fajar] music is extremely endangered,” Standiford said. “What we’re hoping to do is preserve a facet of human expression that is specific to the people on this island and nowhere else in the world.”
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Image: Hannah Standiford, left front, performing at the Pasar Keroncong Kotagede, an annual keroncong festival held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Image credit via Hannah Standiford for VCU News.
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