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 ...

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 ...

Legend has it that when the French classical composer Claude Debussy first encountered Javanese gamelan at the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris, he was utterly entranced, returning again and again to hear ...

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 ...

Gamelan is a Javanese/Indonesian word for ensemble or orchestra. Traditionally, the Javanese gamelan was the basis of all Javanese performing arts: its music was essential to dance and theater ...

What do gongs, xylophones, funny hats, music students and a world-class Indonesian vocalist have in common? They are elements of an ensemble — music professor Henry Spiller's new "gamelan" ensemble, ...