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 ...

Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422- 2981 or online at byuarts.com Three BYU ensembles will come together for ...

If you’ve ever wanted to step into another world — one filled with shimmering metallic melodies, hypnotic rhythms, and ...

James Howe '23 had never considered himself a musical person, but he wanted his college experience to be about stepping outside his comfort zone. After taking a crash course in the gamelan as part of ...

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, ...

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 ...

It was only a matter of time before Nusantara Arts opted to host a full fledge Indonesian arts festival. And now the time has come, as the beloved cultural organization has announced that it will ...

Inside a large room in the School of Music building on North Campus, the rhythmically timed sounds of percussion thump. It’s a soft, melodious music, and distinct from anything else one might happen ...

Lawrence University’s own 15-member Balinese gamelan ensemble — Gamelan Cahaya Asri — closes the college’s 2017-18 World Music Series with a performance 3 p.m. May 20 in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.

Feb. 22—The music of the Sundanese people of the Indonesian island of Java is coming to Greensburg, courtesy of the University Gamelan of the University of Pittsburgh. The ensemble will play a free ...

On Wednesday, The UNC Gamelan Nyai Saraswati ensemble hosted their Fall concert with over 50 people in attendance. The concert was in Hill Hall, and featured a variety of instruments, including gongs, ...

A gamelan is a group of musical instruments — ones steeped in thousands of years of Javanese and Balinese tradition and built and tuned as a unified harmonic ensemble. Each gamelan is unique, and ...