[dorkbotdc-blabber] Handmade (non-electronic) music from Indonesia --

[Jon Singer]

Hi, gang. I've been asked to post a heads-up about
some music I'm involved in.

Balinese gamelan was crucially important to Colin
McPhee, and worked its way into a certain sector of
modern music through him. Various other composers
have also been influenced by Balinese, Javanese,
and/or other Indonesian musical traditions.

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This Thursday evening (December 6), there will be
a Balinese gamelan event that will be open to the
public, at the University of Maryland in College Park.
This is less formal than a performance; the Balinese
gamelan group at the University and Gamelan Mitra
Kusuma are effectively having a rehearsal for each
other.

I believe that the event will take place at the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center, and I think it begins
at 7 pm. (Unfortunately, the event is so informal that
it doesn't seem to be listed on the Center's calendar,
but the office may know about it. You can try calling
them at 301 405 2787.)

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Friday evening, December 14th, there will be a
Balinese gamelan performance by Gamelan
Mitra Kusuma at the Indonesian Embassy, 2020
Massachusetts Ave., in DC. This is in the Dupont
Circle area, just a couple blocks from the Metro.
The performance is free and open to the public,
but if you'd like to attend you need to RSVP to the
Embassy to let them know.

http://www.embassyofindonesia.org
202 775 5200

(I just hope they have someone on the front desk
who is aware of this event, as I am not finding
anything about it on their Website.)

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Gamelan Mitra Kusuma info, if anyone wants it:
http://www.dcgamelan.com

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Cheers --
jon