Taste of Indonesia

February 15, 2014 may be your last chance to see and hear the full set of beautiful bronze instruments of the Javanese court gamelan orchestra that for nearly fifty years has entertained and exposed students, faculty and the Ann Arbor community to one of the world’s great music and dance traditions.

In March 2014, the gamelan will be removed from its dedicated space, and the majority of its instruments placed in storage ..............

Please sign the petition to help SAVE THE UM GAMELAN 
University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Sign the petition here:
https://www.change.org/petitions/university-of-michigan-school-of-music-theatre-dance-save-the-um-gamelan

Thank you for your support !

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Welcome to the Indonesian Festival 2011

The festival will be held
@ The Washington Monument Grounds on July 9, 2011 - 05-07 PM,
will be our first big festival in Washington, D.C. area. The festival will not only showcase various Indonesia's music, dance, martial arts and food, but also American music. And indeed, our big theme of the festival is "Celebrating Multiculturalism"! Their performance together will portray a harmony and understanding among a diverse cultural tradition which will bring people from different culture closer in a wonderful friendship.

In this festival we are planning to invite thousands people to come and join us to break a world record of " The Largest Angklung Ensemble ". You might never heard the word angklung before, but we can assure you that playing angklung instrument together is a fun thing to do and can also say that it is easy to play. It is a music instrument made of bamboo and each is specially crafted to create a certain note. To create a sound out of angklung, all you have to do is shake it from side to side.

We encourage each one of you to join this wonderful opportunity to break world record.
You can register your participation through this website http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/indonesianfestival/welcome.htm.

We look forward to seeing you all to celebrate our diversity in Indonesian Festival 2011 and to break a world record of 'the Largest Angklung Ensemble'!

Thank you !

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• Indonesian Performing Arts Chicago and Gamelan Genta Kasturi
  Musical Director I Ketut Gede Asnawa and
  Dance Director Putu Oka Mardeani.
• Mudra Dance Academi: Premier academy of Indian Classical Dance & Fusion
  Dance Director: Kshama Shah
• Thai Cultural and Fine Arts Institue Of Illinois.
  Dance Director: Jutarut Suntharanund

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http://IndoChicago.co.nr/

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Gamelan Open House

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Hyde Park Union Church
5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637

Join us for an evening of music and refreshments.
Our annual open house at Hyde Park Union Church is an ideal introduction to gamelan music. In just one evening, you'll learn to play a simple song on a variety of gamelan instruments.

Experienced members of the Performance Ensemble will also present some advanced pieces for your listening pleasure. If you would like to learn more, you are welcome to attend the free beginning gamelan class that begins one week later on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

Please contact info@chicagogamelan.org for details.

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Beginning Gamelan Classes

Free beginning gamelan class sessions will be held at Hyde Park Union Church every Tuesday evening from October 13, 2009 through November 17, 2009, meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

You are welcome to attend regardless of your musical background -- all you need is a desire to learn. Graduates of the beginning class are welcome to join the Performance Ensemble and perform in the annual spring concert on Sunday, April 25, 2010.

If you would like to attend the beginning gamelan class, please plan to attend the open house on Tuesday, October 6 or contact the instructor at info@chicagogamelan.org.

For more information, please contact the instructor at info@chicagogamelan.org

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Performance Ensemble

The Performance Ensemble meets at Hyde Park Union Church on most Tuesday evenings. You are welcome to join us if you have previously studied Javanese gamelan music or dance. There is typically a modest class fee.

If you have not previously studied Javanese gamelan music and would like to learn, you are welcome to attend the free beginning gamelan class that begins on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

For more information, please contact info@chicagogamelan.org.

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Spring Gamelan Concert
Sunday, April 25, 2010 • 6:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Union Church
Joko Sutrisno, Guest Artistic Director

Suggested Admission:
$10 Adults / $5 Students

Mark your calendar! Don't miss this exciting progam of traditional and contemporary Javanese gamelan music. We were once again under the artistic direction of Joko Sutrisno, joining us all the way from Minneapolis.

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Spring Gamelan Concert
Joko Sutrisno, Guest Artistic Director.
Sunday, April 26, 2009 6:00 PM
Hyde Park Union Church
5600 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637

A donation of $10 will be requested, $5 for students.

We will once again perform under the artistic direction of our good friend, Joko Sutrisno. Joko has selected an exciting reportoire of traditional favorites as well as contemporary compositions. Particularly notable are Joko's own arrangements of three traditional American church hymns for gamelan and chorus. The church's beautifully refurbished sanctuary will provide a fitting venue, indeed!

We hope to see you there!

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An Afternoon of Javanese Gamelan Music
Sunday, October 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL.
Moser Performing Arts Auditorium
Adults - $10 • Students and Seniors - $7

Join us in Joliet as for an afternoon of traditional and contemporary Javanese gamelan music. This varied program will feature a reprise of several songs from our recent spring concert as well as traditional favorites that have been in our repertoire for years. There will also be a workshop that will have those university students playing like pros in no time!

Please refer to:
University of St. Francis performance calendar
University of St. Francis campus map
University of St. Francis driving directions

For more information, please contact info@chicagogamelan.org

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