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Community Gamelan

Date Mar 19, 2012
Time 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  
Location Room 1188, Music Building, 1114 W. Nevada St. (Closest entrance on Oregon St.)
Sponsor Robert E. Brown Center for World Music
Contact Jason Finkelman
Event type Community Class
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As part of CWM's outreach programming, community gamelan classes are held Monday evenings from 6pm to 8pm. They are open to all, free of charge, with no prior experience required. Classes are newly located in Room 1188 of School of Music at 1114 W. Nevada Street, with the closest entrance located on the Oregon Street side of the building. No credit is offered and registration is not needed. However, participants join the ensemble with an understanding that members need to attend regularly in order to enjoy the responsibility of making music in an orchestra where everyone depends on the contribution of every player. This is an exciting opportunity for community members to learn and play traditional Balinese Gamelan music under the direction of I Ketut Gede Asnawa, a master gamelan musician and composer at the University of Illinois. A gamelan is an orchestra consisting mainly of keyed metallophones, gongs, and drums, often functioning as accompaniment to dance, dramas, and other Balinese performance arts.