Gamelan Ensemble Fall Recital

The U-M Gamelan Ensemble presents a fall recital featuring both the Javanese Gamelan Kyai Telaga Madu (Gamelan Venerable Lake of Honey) and Balinese Gamelan Biru Madu (Gamelan Blue Honey).

Under the direction of Gavin Ryan and Olivia Cirisan, the concert will include several 350-year-old pieces originating from the village of Sidan on Bali, among other gamelan repertoire.

Comprising of seventy-five gongs, percussion and other instruments, the U-M gamelan (Venerable Lake of Honey) is part of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments and the gamelan program is supported by U-M’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies at LSA.