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 ...

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, ...

What do gongs, xylophones, funny hats, music students and a world-class Indonesian vocalist have in common? They are elements of an ensemble — music professor Henry Spiller's new "gamelan" ensemble, ...

Based in Seattle, the Northwest’s Indonesian-style orchestra, Gamelan Pacifica, performs sophisticated music from a long tradition that remains vital through constantly changing expression. It can be ...

In this program, the orchestra will be joined by several special guests who graduated from Indonesia's state conservatory for the traditional performing arts in Surakarta: Darsono Hadiraharjo, a ...

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