O+ Festival Sundanese Dance Lessons and Live Music
Uptown Kingston Wall St and Main St, Kingston, NY, United StatesO+ Festival participants immersed themselves in Sundanese culture, aligning their bodies and spirits to the sounds of Sunda (West Java). Those who attended learned beginning dance positions, while listening to the live slendro gamelan, made by Christopher Andersen. In this class, students not only learned the basics of Sundanese dance, but also how the choreographies […]
Sinterklaas Celebration
Uptown Kingston Wall St and Main St, Kingston, NY, United StatesKicking off this year's Sinterklaas celebration the day after Thanksgiving in Kingston, NY; Catskill Mountain Gamelan musicians perform a harvest dance. This unique performance was followed up by Dutch Christmas storytales by Bex Caldbeck and a German choir concert by the Kingston Maennerchor and Damenchor. The group performed on contemporary style aluminum instruments, built by […]
Bard College Indonesian Concert Fall 2013
Olin Hall at Bard College Olin Hall, Campus Rd, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, United StatesThe Sundanese ensemble Sekar Mawar teamed up with Balinese gamelan ensembles Giri Mekar and Chandra Kanchana for their fall semester concert in Olin Hall.
Dorcinda Knauth Performs Sundanese Dance
The Uptown Gallery 296 Wall St, Kingston, United StatesSekar Mawar director Professor Dorcinda Knauth will be performing Sundanese dance as part of The Uptown Gallery's "Aloha Dreams: A Voyage to the South Pacific" event. From The Uptown Gallery: Leave the winter blues behind and immerse yourself in the aromas and flavors of the South Pacific! Journey with us to the happy isles of […]
Sekar Ligar Kacapi/Suling Performance
Old Dutch Church Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St, Kingston, NY, United StatesPart of the Uptown Fine Arts Music Series at the famous Old Dutch Church. Sekar Ligar (Falling Rose Petals) is a kacapi-suling ensemble that performs both a light style of music called Pop Sunda, as well as traditional Tembang Sunda repertoire. Tembang Sunda ("Sundanese songs") is a genre of music from an ancient and living […]
Sekar Mawar and Sekar Ligar perform at the Rail Trail Cafe
Rail Trail Cafe Stone Mountain Farm, River Road Extension, New Paltz, NY, United StatesBoth of the Catskill Mountain Gamelan ensembles will be playing at this amazing new farm stand cafe, located right on the Walkill Valley Rail Trail. The farm is dedicated to producing a diverse variety of greens, herbs, heirloom vegetables, grains and wildcrafted produce. Their specialties are hearty sized micro-greens, Sunflower greens, Peashoots, Buckwheat greens and […]
15 minute concert at Woodland Pond
Woodland Pond 100 Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz, NY, United StatesThe Catskill Mountain Gamelan will be giving two 15 minute concert for the Woodland Pond community, as part of the Woodland Pond's larger choir concert on July 22nd at 3:30pm, and 23rd at 7:30pm. There will be kacapi, voice, panerus, gong and hopefully drum and suling.
15 minute concert at Woodland Pond
Woodland Pond 100 Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz, NY, United StatesThe Catskill Mountain Gamelan will be giving two 15 minute concert for the Woodland Pond community, as part of the Woodland Pond's larger choir concert on July 22nd at 3:30pm, and 23rd at 7:30pm. There will be kacapi, voice, panerus, gong and hopefully drum and suling.
Catksill Mountain Gamelan plays at Opus 40
Opus 40 50 Fite Road, Saugerties, United StatesOpus 40 Our group will be playing at 2:00pm as a part of the Holistic Music and Energy Festival. From Opus 40: "A day of healing can be lots of fun! We have healing music for your mind and soul to feel & listen. We have magnificent art for your eyes & heart. Our healers […]