Gamelan

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble at the Hespeler Village Market

Angelica Allen — Tue, 17 May 2022 19:25:48 +0000

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble at the Hespeler Village Market Angelica Allen Tue, 05/17/2022 - 15:25

An outdoor Farmer's market is the perfect location to enjoy the Balinese Gamelan Ensemble. Please join us at the Hespeler Village Market at 5pm. Both the student Balinese Gamelan and the Community Gamelan will be performing. Audience members will be able to try out the Gamelan instruments after the concert.

For more information on the Gamelan, see these sites:

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble
Community Gamelan Ensemble

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble: Fall 2021 End of Term Concert

Angelica Allen — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:09:13 +0000

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble: Fall 2021 End of Term Concert Angelica Allen Mon, 11/22/2021 - 15:09

Please join us for a joint online concert with the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ Balinese Gamelan Ensemble and the Grebel Community Gamelan. The video premiere will be released on Thursday, December 9 at 7pm, and will be posted on this website.
The Balinese Gamelan Ensemble is directed by Dewa Suparta, a musician, composer, and teacher from Bali, Indonesia. Dewa Suparta is our Artist-in-Residence and has been at Conrad Grebel since 2014.

View "Balinese Gamelan Fall 2021 Concert" on YouTube

Pieces include the following:

Gilak Traditional piece (student gamelan)

Tabuh Pisan Traditional (student gamelan)

Brayut (Gender Wayang)

Sekar Sungsang (Gender Wayang)

Paruman (community gamelan)

Cancelled: Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert

Angelica Allen Assistant — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:14:34 +0000

Cancelled: Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert Angelica Allen… Wed, 01/08/2020 - 16:14

The twenty member Balinese Gamelan Ensemble will perform a mix of traditional pieces and modern compositions.

To get a taste of this amazing music, check out the Youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdN7tSQbcAY

The Gamelan Ensemble is directed by Dewa Suparta, who is known across Canada for his compositions and performances.

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert: From the Middle Ages to Today

Angelica Allen Assistant — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:45:05 +0000

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert: From the Middle Ages to Today Angelica Allen… Tue, 07/31/2018 - 11:45

Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. It is taught without notation, which means the students have to memorize their parts. Directed by artist-in-residence I Dewa Made Suparta, the group plays both traditional Balinese music and modern compositions.
This group of approximately 20 students will have an end of term concert at Hagey Hall. Admission is free, and the concert is suitable for all ages. An opportunity to try the instruments out will be made available at the end of the concert.

U��ݮ��Ƶ Balinese Gamelan Concert

Angelica Allen Assistant — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 00:12:02 +0000

U��ݮ��Ƶ Balinese Gamelan Concert Angelica Allen… Wed, 02/21/2018 - 19:12

Directed by Dr. Maisie Sum and featuring Grebel Artist-in-Residence I Dewa Made Suparta, the UW Balinese Gamelan and the Grebel Community Gamelan will perform a mix of contemporary pieces and traditional classics. Come find out why people who love music are fascinated by the gamelan.

Free admission, and a chance to try the gamelan yourself after the concert.

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert

Angelica Allen Assistant — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:21:48 +0000

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert Angelica Allen… Thu, 08/03/2017 - 12:21

The University of ��ݮ��Ƶ Balinese Gamelan Ensemble will perform a selection of traditional and modern compositions. First started in 2013, the ensemble led by artist-in-residence Dewa Suparta and Dr. Maisie Sum is expanding its repertoire and level every term.

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble @ the KULTRÚN FESTIVAL

Angelica Allen Assistant — Mon, 15 May 2017 16:18:09 +0000

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble @ the KULTRÚN FESTIVAL Angelica Allen… Mon, 05/15/2017 - 12:18

The U��ݮ��Ƶ Balinese Gamelan Ensemble will be appearing at the KULTRÚN FESTIVAL on Saturday, July 8, at 2:00pm on the main stage by the Clock Tower. Join us at this wonderful FREE international festival in Victoria Park.

All welcome at the free workshop at 3:45pm.

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert

Angelica Allen Assistant — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:27:05 +0000

Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert Angelica Allen… Tue, 01/03/2017 - 15:27

The U��ݮ��Ƶ Balinese Gamelan Ensemble will be performing a selection of classical Balinese music.

Programme

Gilak Traditional

Lecture Demonstration & Gilak Reprise

Gambangan I Wayan Lotring

Siwa Nata I Wayan Sinti

Seketi arr. by I Made Grindem

Brayut Traditional
Gamelan Gender Wayang (Chamber Gamelan)

Kendang Rampak arr. by I Dewa Made Suparta
(Group Drumming)

Sapasira Music 392 students

Hujan Mas Traditional

Sekar Jepun Wayan Gandra

Kecak Traditional

more Gamelan information

UW Balinese Gamelan Ensemble

Angelica Allen Assistant — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:20:36 +0000

UW Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Angelica Allen… Wed, 09/28/2016 - 14:20

On the island of Bali, Indonesia there is a plethora of musical ensembles called gamelan, the local term for a set of instruments made primarily of bronze or bamboo. The U��ݮ��Ƶ Department of Music at Conrad Grebel University College is home to a gamelan semara dana consisting of bronze gongs and metallophones, drums, and bamboo flutes.

Over the fall term, students and community members of the U��ݮ��Ƶ Gamelan and Grebel Community Gamelan dedicated themselves to learning and committing to memory melodies and rhythms of Balinese gamelan music. Join us in this unique opportunity to be immersed in the shimmering sounds of Bali.

As part of IEW Week, a free Pre-Concert Workshop will take place:
3:00-3:45PM
Hagey Hall sign up here

Voices for Peace Concert

Angelica Allen Assistant — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:14:34 +0000

Voices for Peace Concert Angelica Allen… Mon, 04/18/2016 - 12:14

A Concert of the Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference and Festival, featuring choirs, gamelan, and an original composition titled “Earth Peace” by Carol Ann Weaver, Professor Emerita of Music.

If you are a Global Mennonite Peace Building Conference participant, your ticket to this event is included with your registration.

If you are not a Conference participant and would like to attend the "Voices for Peace" concert on Thursday, June 9th at 7:30 p.m., please click here to register and pay. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Program

Voices for Peace Concert

Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference & Festival

Thursday, June 9, 2016, 7:30 pm

Theatre of the Arts, University of ��ݮ��Ƶ

Grebel Balinese Gamelan, I Dewa Made Suparta, artistic director

Kwangen I Dewa Putu Berata

Kebyar Perak arranged by Wayan Gandra

University Choir, Gerard Yun, conductor

Janger Indonesian Traditional

God Will Give Orders & Sweet Child from Snow Angel Sarah Quartel

Thula Thula Mama South African Traditional

Shosholoza South African Traditional

                     Erin Windibank, Noah Janzen, Mohan Thomas,
                     Gerard Yun, percussion; Spencer Van Leeuwen, cello;
   Ian VanderBurgh, piano

Earth Peace music by Carol Ann Weaver

     texts (in this order): Ann Hostetler, Gus and Margie Mills,
     Harold Miller, Jennifer Ball, Dorothy Jean Weaver, Reina
     Neufeldt, Charity Schellenberg, Dave Klassen, Faith Eides;
     all others by CAW

Intro – string quartet

Gloria (Glory to God) – choir

Hartebeest Tangle – string quartet

Wild Dog Dervish 1 – string quartet

Laudamus (We praise Thee) – choir

Wild Dog Dervish 2 – string quartet

Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant us Peace) – choir

Kyrie (Lord have Mercy) – choir

East Timor – string quartet

Wild Dog Dervish 3 – string quartet

Springbok Lamb Ode – string quartet

Lament 1 for Nigerian Girls
(Lamb of God grant us peace) – soprano, choir

Lament 2 for Shongweni
(Lux Aeterna - Grant Eternal Light) – soprano, choir

Peace to Our Planet – soprano, choir

Ring Out Peace – choir, string quartet, gamelan

University Choir - Gerard Yun, cond;
Stephanie Kramer, soprano

                        Factory Arts String Quartet – Andrew Chung and
                            Julie Baumgartel, violin; Jody Davenport, viola;
                            Ben Bolt-Martin, cello

Grebel Balinese Gamelan, I Dewa Made Suparta,
director

Readers: Jennifer Ball, Kevin Cardenas, Carol Ann
Weaver, Dorothy Jean Weaver

(program notes)

Grebel Balinese Gamelan is directed by Maisie Sum with I Dewa Made Suparta as artistic director and Grebel artist-in-residence. He hails from a renowned musical family, has performed and taught throughout Bali and toured internationally. Within Balinese gamelan music, Gamelan, is the Indonesian term for a set of instruments made primarily of bronze or bamboo. On the island of Bali there is a plethora of gamelan ranging from two to as many as fifty instruments, some of which date back over 700 years. Characterized by a structural framework marked by gongs, rapid-fire interlocking parts that elaborate upon a core melody, and tightly coordinated sudden shifts in tempo and dynamics, Balinese gamelan reflects the spirit of interaction and community and exemplifies the practice of mutual help (gotong royong). Grebel Balinese Gamelan performers are Andrew Beltaos, Jerry Liu, Jill Moroz-Filotiv, Hanna Negami, Mitchell Rushton, Andrew Smith, Stephen Trothen, Arie van de Ven, ‪Alex Wharton, Linna Zheng and Christin Zhong.

University of ��ݮ��Ƶ Choir, conducted by Gerard Yun, consists of students, staff, faculty, and community members. The choir rehearses and performs a wide variety of large-ensemble literature from western classics to cultural musics of North America, South Africa, Estonia, Senegal, Japan, China, Bali, and Europe. The group has pioneered community music collaborations with a wide variety of professional and community artists in styles ranging from bluegrass to Persian song. Active in local community, they regularly appear in KW’s annual signature community event, Sing Fires of Justice, and most recently performed with an all-star line up as part of ��ݮ��Ƶ’s Benefit for Attawapiskat.

Soprano, Stephanie Kramer enjoys an active solo career throughout Ontario as guest performer with many groups including The Menno Singers, The Mennonite Mass Choir, The Renaissance Singers, DaCapo Chamber Choir, and Spiritus Ensemble. For many years she was a frequently featured soloist with The Elora Festival Singers and has also appeared in concert in Toronto with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. She is voice instructor and studio coordinator at Conrad Grebel University College.

Formed in 2010, the high energy Factory Arts String Quartet is the core ensemble for the music series INNERchamber held in Stratford, Ontario. Players are well known nationally and internationally (Andrew Chung and Julie Baumgartel violins, Jody Davenport, guest violist, Ben Bolt-Martin cello), and perform in festivals throughout Ontario and beyond.

Earth Peace by Carol Ann Weaver, composed and compiled in South Africa and Namibia during 2015-2016, tells global stories of conflict, pain, resolution and joy, allowing humans to be in dialogue with and learn from creatures in the natural world. All of us are part of the earth; so global peacemaking involves humans and the natural world. Choral pieces respond with mostly Latin Mass texts and English lyrics by CAW, while the string quartet plays short reflections. The writings, obtained from those who answered a call for Earth Peace stories, do not represent all regions of the globe, but represent significant parts of the larger focus of this conference. Each writer is identified by name; their writings, used by permission, occur in this order: Ann Hostetler, Gus and Margie Mills, Harold Miller, Jennifer Ball, Dorothy Jean Weaver, Reina Neufeldt, Charity Schellenberg, Dave Klassen, and Faith Eides; all others by CAW. Tonight’s performance marks the world premiere, and is generously supported by the Global Mennonite Peacebuilding Conference and Festival.