Sekar Mawar and Sekar Ligar performed in one of Vassar’s architecturally stunning 1932 neo-Gothic buildings, the Skinner Hall of Music. The concert was given upon invitation by Vassar student Violet Cavicchi, who had been studying Balinese gamelan for several years and had made the topic part of her senior thesis project. They joined forces with Bill Ylitalo’s avant-garde gamelan group Djam Gong, in a unique blend of traditional and contemporary music inspired by the Indonesian isles.