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Tuesday, 17 September 2013

One of the leading Balinese drummers of his generation - Made Indra Sadguna - will lead a free public performance of exciting music next week with 10 staff and students from the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) in Denpasar, Bali.

Made Indra Sadguna and his group will perform pieces from the gamelan gong kebyar repertoire, the most popular form of gamelan in Bali.  Such music features explosive changes in tempo and dynamics.

The drummer, a lecturer in traditional music at ISI, is spending two weeks at The University of Western Australia as part of the University's World Music in Residence Program.  He will host gamelan masterclasses and provide UWA students with insights into the practices and techniques of traditional Balinese culture.

Gamelan music, which has been an integral part of Indonesian culture for centuries, is performed on a variety of instruments including drums, metallophone, gongs and bamboo flutes.  For his Master of Music degree Made Indra Sadguna researched the complex drumming patterns that accompany traditional barong presentations, a performance style that depicts a mythical lion-like creature.

UWA's World Music in Residence Program is funded thanks to a generous donation by a private donor to the School of Music and includes the non-western musical cultures of northern India and Korea.  The University's School of Music will host the public performances as special events within their concert series program.

WHAT: Free public performance of music from the gamelan gong kebyar repertoire.

WHEN: 1pm, Thursday 26 September.

WHERE: Octagon Theatre, UWA.

Media references

Assistant Professor Jonathan McIntosh (World Music in Residence Program coordinator)   (+61 8)  6488 2183
Bianca Galipo (Arts Faculty Development Officer)  (+61 8)  6488 4212
Simone Hewett (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8) 6488 7977  /  (+61 4) 13 444 154

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