NEW ENGLAND GAMELAN WEEKEND

A Meeting of performers, scholars, and composers of
Indonesian Gamelan Music in the American Northeast

April 19-21, 2002
Wesleyan University, Middletown CT, USA

Featured Events | Daytime Schedule | Transportation and Housing | Contacts

Featured Events

Friday April 19
Wayang Kulit (Javanese)

8 PM, World Music Hall
Tickets $10, 8, 5

Dhalang (puppet master) and Wesleyan Professor Sumarsam presents a shadow puppet play, accompanied by the Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble and guest musicians under the direction of I.M. Harjito.

Saturday April 20
Klenengan

8 PM, World Music Hall
Free

Musicians have gathered regularly at Wesleyan for klenengan, to play Javanese gamelan and enjoy each others company, since the late 1970s. Please join us to celebrate more than twenty-years of music making.

Sunday April 21
Wayang Kulit (Balinese)

8 PM, World Music Hall
Tickets $10, 8, 5

Dhalang (puppet master) I Nyoman Sedana presents a shadow puppet play, accompanied by leading American performers of Balinese gender wayang.

Tickets may be purchased through the Wesleyan University Box office, (860) 685 3355.
Admission to all events is free for presenters and members of participating ensembles, but reservations must be made through the box office by Monday, April 15.

Daytime Schedule

All daytime events are free.

Paper Presentations (abstracts)
PAC 002

Saturday April 20

Sunday April 21
9:00 - 12:30
  • Kuwat
  • Marc Perlman
  • I Nyoman Sedana
  • Maria Mendonça & Neil Sorrel
  • Sarah Weiss
  • Michael Tenzer
  • Bob Brown
  • Jody Diamond
  • Edward Herbst
  • Andy McGraw
  • Ann Warde
  • Chris Miller
  • Sumarsam
  • Intan Murtadza

Workshops
World Music Hall

Saturday April 20

Sunday April 21
11:00 - 12:00 I.M. Harjito: Javanese Gamelan I Nyoman Catra: Kecak

Performances
World Music Hall

Saturday April 20

Sunday April 21
1:30 Boston Village Gamelan (Javanese) Sekar Setaman, Brown University (Javanese)
2:30 Gamelan Lila Muni, Eastman School of Music (Balinese Gamelan Angklung) Giri Mekar, Bard College (Balinese Gong Kebyar and Gamelan Angklung)
3:30 Cornell Gamelan Ensemble (Javanese and New Music) New York Indonesian Consulate Gamelan (Javanese)
4:30 Gamelan Galak Tika, MIT (Balinese Gong Kebyar, new and traditional) Gamelan Dharma Swara, New York Indonesian Consulate (Balinese Gong Kebyar)
5:30 New Works for Javanese and Balinese gamelan, bagpipe, koto and electronics Gamelan Son of Lion, New York (New Music) and New Works for Calung Banyumas and Western Percussion

Transportation and Housing

Transportation

The only direct service to Middletown CT is by Peter Pan Bus lines, (800) 237 8747.

Amtrak services Meriden, nine miles west of Middletown. Taxi service may be prearranged by calling Action Cab (860) 347 2222.

If traveling by car or plane, see these directions to Wesleyan University.

For the location of the World Music Hall and PAC (Public Affairs Center), see this Campus Map.

Housing

The Holiday Inn of Cromwell is offering reduced rates to attendees of the New England Gamelan Weekend. Call (860) 635 1001. Rates and availability are not guaranteed after March 22, 2002.

Other lodging (recommended by Wesleyan University)

The motel closest to Wesleyan are:

Best Way Inn, Middlefield, (860) 347 6955

Other motels in Connecticut (closeby towns include Middlefield, Cromwell, Meriden, Newington and Wethersfield.)

Please note that Wes Fest, an event for prospective students, occurs this same weekend. We therefore encourage you to make your housing arrangements as soon as possible. This should also be considered when arranging your evening dinner reservations!

For information on Wesleyan and Middletown, see Wesleyan's Visitor's Guide.

Limited informal accomodation with Wesleyan students is available to members of participating ensembles on a first-come first-serve basis - contact Chris Miller,<cjmiller@wesleyan.edu>.

Contacts

For more information, contact Chris Miller by email: <cjmiller@wesleyan.edu> or by phone: (860) 685 6672.

Organizing Committee:
Andrew McGraw: amcgraw@wesleyan.edu
Chris Miller: cjmiller@wesleyan.edu
Sumarsam
I. M. Harjito
I Nyoman Catra

The New England Gamelan Weekend is made possible by the support of the Music Department, the Crowell Concert Series Committee, the Center for the Arts, and the Office of the President of Wesleyan University.

website maintained by Chris Miller
last updated 3 April 2002