Join our free six week Beginner Balinese Music Class!

Join Buffalo's beginner Balinese gamelan music class! Six weeks of fun community oriented gamelan music classes! We will discuss and practice basic Balinese gamelan skills and methods in an inclusive and fun environment. Sessions are led in a Balinese community oriented style and will focus on players learning several instrument types.

Schedule:

Sundays from 12 - 1:30pm
First class - October 19th
Last Class – November 23th

Teacher:

Peter Theryo
Peter is an experienced Indonesian American gamelan music who has a welcoming and inclusive teaching style for musicians of all abilities and skill levels

Location:

Nusantara Arts @ St. Johns Grace Episcopal Church
51 Colonial Circle, Buffalo, NY 14222
(Entrance is on Lafayette Ave. Easternmost side of the building next to the fence)

For participants age 13 and higher. No experience necessary!

7 tone “Semar Peguliangan” style gamelan from Bali are an older “traditional” gamelan ensemble style originating in the 1800’s. Unlike Central Java where many types of music are performed on one set of instruments, in Bali you have many different types of ensembles that play specific repertoires. Because our set includes a few additional instruments we can play a great variety of compositions including older Semar pegulingan court music, "pelegongan" style dance repertoire from the 1920’s, compositions by the famed composer Lotring, as well as modern experimental compositions.

Intro to Balinese Gamelan Fall 25'

By Nusantara Arts

Intro to Balinese Gamelan Fall 25'