How a few iron instruments and a community of curious neighbors built something none of us expected Author: Matt Dunning, Executive Director Nusantara Arts and Artistic Director Gamelan Sari Raras ...

Electronic Gamelan, or e-gamelan, is the name of an iOS app that has been created by students and lecturers of the University of Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus) Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The app ...

I must say that I’m fascinated by this new gamelan music movement in Buffalo. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been following Matt Dunning’s (Artistic Director, Gamelan Sari Raras Irama) epic adventure, ever ...

Exemplifying the robust cross-cultural conversations that happen all the time at Bates College, guest artists from Indonesia, an Indonesian-style dancer from the U.S. and a Maine composer all have a ...

Gamelan comes from the Javanese word gamel, meaning "to strike or hammer.” Originating in Central Java, a gamelan is a set of kettle gongs, hanging bronze gongs, and xylophones on beautifully carved ...

Sinta Penyami Storms performs the Tari Cendrawasih, the Birds of Paradise dance. (Emily Neil/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover?

Pupils are set to experience the sounds of an Indonesian gamelan orchestra thanks to a new culturally immersive project.

It’s not every American city that has its own gamelan orchestra. In Seattle, we’re lucky enough to have Gamelan Pacifica under the direction of Jarrad Powell, Cornish College of the Arts professor of ...

Jody Diamond does not allow spectators at her weekly Gamelan rehearsals. If you come, you play. Held in the Student Organization Center at Hilles every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., Gamelan lessons take place ...

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, ...

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 ...