Please add a comment to this post so that your name (and what you will do) may be added to the list of performers in a concert showcasing SEM members working in Southeast Asian music. We will have at least one Wesleyan Javanese gamelan performance, which may include SEM members. Depending on the response here, we may either fold SEM members into the context of a gamelan event or hold a separate event.
Note from Sumarsam:
As you know, there will be Javanese wayang performance on Saturday, October 25. I would like to invite any ethnomusicologists who have expertise and experience in gamelan performance to play Patalon (musical overture, Cucurbawuk, etc…) and the first part of Pathet Sanga section (Bondhet, etc…). I’ll soon contact many of you, gamelanologists, but I also appreciate it if you could email me, confirming that you’ll attend the SEM meeting and are interested to play gamelan. I would also like to invite you to play for the klenengan on Sunday. Note: before the klenengan, we’ll have an Indonesian feast. I also hope that you’ll attend the pre-conference on October 24. We’ll have two scholars from ISI Solo to present their papers. We’re also hoping that many Indonesian scholars will be attending. Terimakasih.
Performers
- Priwan Nanongkham. I would like to offer a short performance on the Ranat Ek, a Thai classical xylophone. It should be a solo piece with possibly some percussive accompaniments. I have not decided about the music yet, but it should not be longer than 7 minutes.
- Andy McGraw and Lisa Gold. Balinese gender wayang, possibly with two other performers. We would play about 15-20 min of trad music, although we could play more if there is interest.
- Sean Williams. There’s a possibility of three of us playing tembang Sunda (kacapi, suling and voice). We would not take more than ten minutes.
- Bambang Sunarto. If it is possible for me to come to Wesleyan, I would like to perform my piece, a Javanese traditional song in sindhenan style, accompanied by rebab and piano (approximately 15-20 minutes).
- Supeena Insee Adler. I would like to perform a short song for Saw Oo (Thai fiddle with coconut shell). It will take about 4 minutes.