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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 ...

The spirit of gamelan music can be summed up in one word: unity. That's because gamelan is produced by a multitude of players working in unison. Originally from Java, gamelan's unique and touching ...

As the lights dimmed at the Music Arts Center Concert Hall, accomplished Indonesian composer Peni Candra Rini took to the stage, sitting in front of the crowd, as the calm, meditative sound of bronze ...

In this program, the orchestra will be joined by several special guests who graduated from Indonesia's state conservatory for the traditional performing arts in Surakarta: Darsono Hadiraharjo, a ...

At 'Bali by the Lake' in Melbourne, musician Scott Owen performed with 'Ready New Gang', a fusion ensemble that brings ...

Watching Sigit Soegito and the University gamelan performance group at rehearsal in the School of Art and Design, you’re struck by the awesome sense that you’re witnessing something much greater than ...