University of Dayton Javanese Gamelan Ensemble

05/13/2021

Tonight is the start of Eid, which marks the end of Ramadan in Islam. It is a national holiday in Indonesia and known as Lebaran (or Idul Fitri).

To highlight Muslim musical traditions around the world, here is a video shared by Darsono Hadiraharjo of a 2017 performance at Tufts that fuses musical idioms from Java, Mali, Morocco, and Turkey.

Selamat Idul Fitri (Happy Eid!)

This performance was part of Cultural Constructions: Diverse Voices of Islam II, organized by Tufts University Department of Music in October 2017. Cultural...

03/17/2021

We stand with our Asian brothers and sisters today and always. Hate has no place here. Today, we will ring our gongs in solidarity with all communities of color that have faced hardship, and we will continue to fight hate through education and communal music making.

03/06/2021

Shared by master gamelan player Mas Darsono. It features his father, Dalang Ki Saguh Hadiraharjo, a dalang (puppeteer), performing a traditional Javanese shadow puppet show (Wayang Kulit).

This video is a live recorded wayang kulit performance for a wedding party in the village of Delanggu, Klaten, Central Java. Dalang Ki Saguh Hadiraharjo & K...

01/14/2021

WE'REE BACCKKK!!!

Weekly rehearsals begin Wed. Feb 3. Fitz Hall Room 455, at 3:35 - 4:50 pm.
(Note the time change from previous semesters).

Students may register under MUS 390 Section 24 (0.5 credits, CAP Arts).

We welcome community members who wish to participate but please contact Dr. MacLachlan first since we may have limited space (due to COVID restrictions).

MASKS ARE ALWAYS REQUIRED!

01/22/2020

Don't forget Javanese Gamelan is open to anyone: beginners or musical experts, students or non-students and even non-UD affiliates.

Come by today (Wednesday) at 4:30-6pm to check rehearsal out and bring a friend!

Fitz Hall 455

11/18/2019

Thanks to all of you who came out last night or joined us via livestream!!! It was a fabulous concert and full house!!

We had so much fun with UD World Music Choir and can't wait til our join reprise at the University of Dayton Department of Music Christmas Concert on December 4!!

11/15/2019

Our concert is this weekend!!! We are sharing the stage with the wonderful UD World Music Choir led by Dr. Sharon Gratto.

World Music Choir and Javanese Gamelan Concert
Sunday, November 17 @ 4pm. Sears Recital Hall.

BE THERE OR BE BORED ON YOUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

08/27/2019

In 2018, Sumunar recorded videos of various styles of Javanese gamelan playing for instructional purposes. These are all elaborating instruments, so no notation exists for those parts.

Check out these AMAZING videos of some of the world's top Javanese musicians (including Darsono Hadiraharjo and I.m. Harjito)

Javanese Gamelan Instructional Videos Sumunar is pleased to present this series of instructional videos. Over the course of several days in October, 2018, we recorded five master musicians playing a variety of elaborating instruments. Each video features one elaborating instrument; for each piece th...