Balinese Gamelan at the Humanities Theatre
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Please note that there is an admission price for this concert. Tickets are available from Ensemble members or at the door.
Concert Details
Gamelan (gah-muh-lan) is an Indonesian term for music ensemble. On the island of Bali, one among thousands of the Indonesian archipelago, there is a rich array of gamelan – including flute ensembles, mouth harp groups, and percussion ensembles of varying sizes and instruments, some of which feature dance and voice.
The UWaterloo Balinese Gamelan and Grebel Community Gamelan Warga Santi perform on the gamelan semara dana – an orchestra of mallet percussion instruments consisting of tuned gongs and bronze-keyed metallophones led by a double-headed drum. This evening includes classical and contemporary works, including Puspa Mekar and Sekar Ginotan.
Join us on this journey of shimmering sounds and electrifying rhythms of Bali, Indonesia!
Artistic director: Dewa Suparta, composer, Artist-in-Residence at Conrad Grebel University College
General director: Maisie Sum, ethnomusicologist, Associate Professor at Conrad Grebel University College