October 2015
Music and Wellness at Kingston’s O+ Festival
We are so proud to be selected to be one of the many performing musicians for this year's O+ Festival! The non-profit O+ Festival (pronounced o-positive) connects musicians, artists, and health & wellness providers for weekend-long celebrations featuring concerts and performances, art making, and wellness offerings for the entire community. This is the sixth O+ Festival, which takes place Friday-Sunday, Oct. 9-11, 2015. This year’s theme is: “The Other”. We're thrilled to be playing at the BSP venue too.
Find out more »May 2016
John Cage and his Musicircus
You'll be surrounded by musicians of all kinds at this unique event on the New Paltz university campus. Immerse yourselves in a surprising soundscape where multiple bands of all kinds perform at the same time. Musical anarchy reigns in this John Cage community event, where music is heard simultaneously in the same venue. First performed in 1967, you don't want to miss this unique experience.
Find out more »Outdoor Fun at the Rail Trail Cafe
Once again we celebrate music, the outdoors and delicious food at the Rail Cafe. Come hungry for music and food as we debut two new pieces!
Find out more »June 2016
First Friday in Saugerties
We are excited to be part of First Friday's for Businesses and Restaurants in Saugerties, NY. There is a new Indonesian store in town, and we will be setting up to play in their lovely shop, where our instruments are sure to feel right at home. Come out for dinner in the very walkable Saugerties, then listen to our music at Argentum Home (117 Partition St) which starts at 7pm. There will even be snacks on the way in. Browse…
Find out more »A return to the glorious Opus 40
We will be playing once more at the beautiful venue, Opus 40 in Saugerties, for their 3rd annual Holistic, Psychic and Music Festival. "A day of healing can be lots of fun! We have healing music for your mind and soul to feel and listen. We have magnificent art for your eyes and heart.Our healers are all uniquely talented and they will help bring it all together: body, mind and soul. Then there are our special psychics to bring your…
Find out more »August 2016
Join us on the Road in Brockport, near Rochester NY
Explore the beauty of Western NY with the Catskill Mountain Gamelan, on August 5, 2016. We are playing in the hometown of one of our players, Corinne Wolcott, at the Brockport Welcome Center for a FREE concert on August 6, at 6pm. The village of Brockport is nestled in the western suburbs of city of Rochester, on the scenic Erie Canal. From Brockport, it's just an hour and half further west to Niagara Falls, so combine your visit to Brockport…
Find out more »September 2016
Open slendro gamelan at the Rail Trail Cafe
Join a special version of the Catskill Mountain Gamelan at the Rail Trail Cafe, playing custom-built slendro instruments. Near the end of the performance, audience members will be welcome to join on the instruments. Gamelan Geduh (a River in Bali) is a slendro ensemble, designed and built by instrument builder Christopher Andersen while he was contemplating his art on a river on one of his many trips to Bali. The gamelan takes its name from that moment of creative inception. …
Find out more »June 2017
Still Listening – An Exhibit of Works in Honour of Pauline Oliveros
We are thrilled to be performing a set in Montreal in honor of the Hudson Valley composer Pauline Oliveros. We're playing an new piece written in her honor, by composer Peter Wetzler. Check out the original score here: http://stilllisteningoliveros.com/peter-wetzler/ From the symposium website: "Still Listening, the exhibition of 87 commissioned scores in honour of the life and work of Pauline Oliveros, opens Thursday, June 1 at the McGill Music Library, as part of the 2017 IICSI-McGill (in association with the Institute…
Find out more »February 2018
Valentine’s Day Special Concert
Reserve your spot early for this special concert of gamelan music at the Church Des Artistes. Enjoy the sounds of gamelan, listen to our original piece "First Love," and maybe spend the night with your sweetie at this remarkable bed and breakfast that was once a church.
Find out more »March 2020
Guest artists join us at the Art Society of Kingston
The Arts Society of Kingston and the Catskill Mountain Gamelan join up to present an evening of Indonesian music and dance. In addition to playing some of our favorite repertoire on our beautiful instruments, Sekar Mawar, we are honored to be joined by guest artists, recently returned from Indonesia, Sundanese classic dancer Ageng Yustisiani Putri and her husband and drummer Edward Garcia. Come and see two different sets of gamelan instruments: the traditional Sekar Mawar degung set, and contemporary slendro…
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