THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents the
Sekaa Gong Hanuman Agung Balinese Gamelan
Michael Bakan, Director
Nick Montoya, Assistant Director and
Mas N Steel
Zachary Moreau, Director
Clinton Washington III, Assistant Director
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
7:30 p.m. | Opperman Music Hall
Rant and Rave
Dus in Deh Face
Christopher “Tambu” Herbert arr. Shelly Irvine
David Rudder and Pelham Goddard arr. Steve Popernack
Three Wishes Chris Tanner
Jump in The Line
Harry Belafonte
Mas N Steel Personnel
Abby Rehard, Ella Hill, Emma Jensen, Hayden Marcizewski
Jessica Howell, Julie Cruz, Mary Case, Maya Roselli, Paris Merrill
Renee Roberts, Tenisha George, Victoria Vargas
INTERMISSION
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
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Sekar Kemuda (1979)
Sekaa Gong Hanuman Agung
I Ketut Gede Asnawa (b. 1955) arr. M. Bakan
This performance is dedicated to the memory of Dr. I Wayan Rai.
NOTES ON THE PROGRAM
Sekar Kemuda (Flower of Youth) debuted at the inaugural Festival Gong Kebyar in Denpasar, Bali, in 1979. Its composer, I Ketut Gede Asnawa, is widely regarded as one of the leading Balinese musicians and teachers of his generation, both in Bali and internationally. An exemplar of the modern kebyar style of Balinese gamelan, “Sekar Kemuda” features a complex and at times polymetric pokok, or core melody, in the calung and jegogan instrumental parts; intricate interlocking parts called kotekan in the melodic elaborations of the upper-range gangsa metallophones; and virtuosic, interlocking drumming performed by the two kendang drummers who, alongside the lead melodic instrumentalist playing the ugal, direct the ensemble. The introductory section of the piece, which is called the kebyar (and which gives both the gamelan gong kebyar ensemble itself and its associated kebyar genre of music their names), is played in a full-ensemble, free rhythmic style. This gives way to a long melodic section featuring kotekan in the gangsa parts, which is in turn followed by a section highlighting interlocking drumming and, finally, a codalike closing section called the pekaad, in which all of the different instrumental sections join together in complex polyphony. This abridged arrangement of “Sekar Kemuda” omits some sections of the original work and does not include the reyong gong-chime part.
Sekaa Gong Hanuman Agung Balinese Gamelan Personnel
Jane Achenbach, Armin Akhavian, Emily Allred, Michael Bakan, Marina Edwards
Julia Fire, Malia Hallway, Shawn Havery, Alex Hollyn, Nick Montoya, Maia Saraeva
Salter Vann, Jescelyn Wijaya, Jenny Will, Alyssa Witherington