The new Whole Note magazine features an article on the UW Gamelan Ensemble and Dr. Maisie Sum, the Conrad Grebel professor who is the director.聽 For the full article, see
The discovery of gamelan music by playing it is still taking place in Ontario. I was pleased to read recently that Conrad Grebel University College at the University of 蓝莓视频 established a Balinese gamelan and a course in the 2013 fall term. Dr.Maisie Sum, the newly appointed faculty member in Global Musicand the university鈥檚 first ethnomusicologist, teaches the course titled 鈥淲orld Music Ensemble: Gamelan Music of Bali鈥 casually known as the Grebel Gamelan. Moreover Sum鈥檚 incoming mandate includes the expansion of 鈥渢he study and performance of 鈥榳orld music鈥 in the music program.鈥 Music students can expect to be introduced 鈥渢o unfamiliar sounds, to [discover] global music by actively participating as listeners and music makers, and to encourage them to ask questions and make connections with their own beliefs, values, and practices.鈥 Will such wide-ranging 鈥 idealistic even 鈥 goals articulated in this mission statement attract students, regional community engagement and listener participation?