Buffalo is known for a lot of things, but were you aware that it’s known as one of the epicenters of gamelan (pronounced ga · muh · lon, with an initial soft ‘A’) music, outside of Indonesia? It’s an ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Most groups that play gamelan, an Indonesian form of music, are playing traditional work. "But that's not what we do," said Michael Lipsey, in an interview with The Eagle. In 2011, ...
No one listens to classical gamelan music for the first time and thinks, “I’ve heard something like this before.” There’s nothing like it. A gamelan is a classical Indonesian orchestra anchored by ...
I learned how to listen to gamelan in the womb. Quite literally, in fact; my mother, an American musician and ethnomusicologist, would play Balinese gamelan when she was pregnant with me, sitting ...
On Wednesday, The UNC Gamelan Nyai Saraswati ensemble hosted their Fall concert with over 50 people in attendance. The concert was in Hill Hall, and featured a variety of instruments, including gongs, ...
Dawn opens on calm lapping waves in the voice of Gracekelly Fulton, or GK, the frontwoman of Twin Court, who debuted their first album on Saturday afternoon at Argos Warehouse. The first track off the ...
James Howe '23 had never considered himself a musical person, but he wanted his college experience to be about stepping outside his comfort zone. After taking a crash course in the gamelan as part of ...
It's been 15 years since Vancouver’s new music / Javanese gamelan group released its last record, Hive. In the meantime, the ensemble took a new name. Traditionally, gamelans are named after the ...
Agustín Oscar Rissotti's recordings of Indonesian music capture the ritual context often stripped from Western gamelan ...
When he organized the first gamelan performance at the University of Richmond, ethnomusicologist and UR assistant professor Andrew McGraw was surprised that the folk music from the Southeast Pacific ...
This program is co-sponsored by the American Indonesian Cultural and Educational Foundation. Scroll down to read full program notes. Join us for a concert of Javanese gamelan compositions composed by ...
Director: [[cfdavison, Caio Davison]] About: The W&M Gamelan is a set of impressive hanging gongs, kettle gongs, and xylophones on beautifully carved and painted wooden stands. Membership: Contact the ...