Music from Around the World The School of Music and its Ethnomusicology Program continue a 50-year tradition of bringing musicians from around the world to the UW campus.
Dec 3 (Tue) Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert Kevin Burke and Students Irish Fiddle Music
Fall Quarter Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Kevin Burke is joined by his students for a concert of Irish fiddle music. BA 7:30 pm $5
MAR 3 (MON) Guest Artist Concert: Nguyen Thanh Thuy and Ngo Tra My Music of Vietnam
Nguyen Thanh Thuy and Ngo Tra My of the Six Tones Ensemble perform traditional and contemporary music of Vietnam. BA 1:30 pm FREE
Mar 4 (Tue) Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert Pablo Rivera and Students
Music of Puerto Rico
Winter Quarter Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Pablo Rivera is joined by his students for this presentation of bomba, an Afro-Puerto Rican dance form in which the dancer challenges the drummer to follow his or her movements. BA 7:30 pm $5
May 20 (Tue) Ethnomusicology Visiting Artists Concert Ki Midiyanto, Heri Purwanto and Friends
Gamelan Music, Dance and Shadow Puppet Theater of Java
Visiting artist Heri Purwanto (gamelan musician) and his students are joined by Ki Midiyanto (puppet master), Jessika Kenney (vocalist), Christina Sunardi (dancer), and Gamelan Pacifica in this evening of Javanese music, dance, and shadow puppet theater. MT 7:30 pm $20 ($12 students/seniors)
Photo: Steve Korn
Meet Hapsari Kusumajaya, The UW’s new gamelan Room 58 in the basement of the Music Building is now home to a beautiful set of bronze Javanese gamelan instruments, purchased from the Javanese shadow puppet master and gamelan musician Ki Midiyanto. The gamelan, which Ki Midiyanto named Hapsari Kusumajaya, traveled to Seattle by sea from the island of Java in Indonesia, arriving at the UW in March. Assistant Professor Christina Sunardi of the School of Music’s Ethnomusicology Program (pictured above) says the acquisition will enable her to teach gamelan ensemble courses, use the instruments for lecture-demonstrations and workshops, invite master gamelan musicians from Indonesia for residencies at the School of Music, and organize performances that feature the use of these instruments. Sunardi says she also looks forward to continued collaboration with the University of Washington Southeast Asia Center, the Seattle ensemble Gamelan Pacifica, Seattle Pacific University, and the local Indonesian community in the research, teaching, performance and promotion of Indonesian arts and culture. The UW’s new gamelan makes its Meany Theater debut on Tuesday, May 20, 7:30 pm. See details, this page.
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