UH Gamelan Ensemble

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Dedicated to the late director of the ensemble, Pak Hardja Susilo, the concert will feature performances by three different gamelan ensembles, Balinese gamelan angklung, Balinese gong kebyar, and Javanese court gamelan. The gamelan program at UH began in 1970 with the arrival of both the Javanese gamelan Kyai Gandrung and Pak Susilo, who directed the ensemble as a member of …

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A Cup of Java, II: UH Gamelan Ensemble with dancers from Java

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Ten accomplished performing artists of classical Javanese dance and music will be in residence for ten days, working closely with Hawai‘i’s highly regarded 25-piece gamelan orchestra, culminating in a public concert at the lovely Bakken Auditorium on the campus of Mid-Pacific Institute in Mānoa Valley. Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and its island of Java …