Music world lost one of Indonesia return the best musicians. Elfa Secioria last breath on Saturday (08/01/2011), at 17.00 pm in the Hospital Cempaka Putih.
Alvin Adams, Alvin Just presenter on Metro TV, reported, "The remains will be interred in the EMS (Elfa Music Studio) Kemang Pratama, Jl. Duta IX No.14." Elfa died of complications from kidney disease.
Elfa Secioria complete profile

Full name: Elfa Secioria Hasbullah Ridwan
Birth: Garut, West Java, February 20, 1959
Education:

    * SD, Bandung (1971),
    * SMP IX, Bandung (1974),
    * SMA III, Bandung (1977),
    * Academy of National Technology, Bandung (Level II, 1980)

Career:

    * Chairman of Elfa Musc Studio (1981 to present),
    * Director of the Jazz Corner of Bandung (1983 to present),
    * Principal Pop Music Mate, Jakarta (1982 to present)

Awards:

    * Winner of eight Grand Champion at choir festivals abroad,
    * Pengaransir best in the ASEAN Song Festival in Bangkok (1982),
    * The Best Arranger and the Best Song in the ASEAN Song Festival in Bandung (1984),
    * The Best Performer at the Golden Kite Festival in Malaysia (1984)

Derived from a family who loves music. His father, Hasbullah Ridwan a military policeman who was active in playing music, known as a conductor and jazz players. Was educated from elementary school to high school in Bandung. Then, proceed to the National Academy of Technology in Bandung (up to level II, 1980).
Start practicing the piano at age 5 years. At the age of eight, he was a player piano in a Jazz Trio Junior IVADE. Following Private Piano 1 and 2 in Bandung (1970-1974), studied music in Bandung Symphony (1971-1978) and studied at the Bandung Orchestra Arrangement (1974-1978).
Obtain guidance on theory and music history, composition, and character of the instrument of Captain posthumously FA Warsono, head of the Army Symphony Orchestra in Bandung. He had a gig with a closed eye at the age of 11 years and formed the vocal group that has won eight grand champion choir festivals abroad, at the age of 19 years.
In 1982, the ASEAN Song Festival in Bangkok, he won the trophy as the Best Pengaransir. In 1984, at the same event in Manila, she again won the award for the Best Arranger and the Best Song, through song that she carries, Seconds endless, which is sung by Christine Panjaitan. In his paper titled festival Saluang, Pupuit, talempong, Gandang (Minangkabau), Indonesia, which he created also won praise from other participants.
At the Golden Kite Festival in Malaysia, 1984, received an award as the Best Performer with Kugapai song Tomorrow, sung by Harvey Malaiholo. During his career, Elfa has 14 times the orchestra pengaransir Telerama and for Candra Kirana in TVRI.
Elfa create memorable experiences, when he became conductor at the symphony orchestra Yamaha at Budokan Hall in Tokyo during World event lasted Popular Song Festival in 1982. "The applause that sounded like rain, wuzzz, makes my skin crawl", "he said. Another memorable experience was when he had completed 17 arrangements of music for seven hours on the plane in 1983.
He is also known as the founder of music group Elfa's Singer, who has released seven albums. The seventh album, titled Elfa's Singers are made in the context of 30 years of their existence in the music of Indonesia. According Elfa, the album was made as a form of gratitude for his success lasted this long.
Some twitter deep sorrow that represent speech, also written some artists and fellow musicians who knew the deceased.