“Internationally acclaimed Bay Area ensemble Gamelan Sekar Jaya presents a performance with jegogs, dramatic bamboo marimbas with tubes up to eight feet long. Noted for its rhythmic energy, unusual four-tone scale and powerful sound, the jegog originated in western Bali. Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s jegog ensemble is the only one of its kind in the Western hemisphere. Director I Dewa Putu Berata is a renowned composer and the director of Bali’s famed Çudamani ensemble. Gamelan Sekar Jaya is the only non-Balinese group to receive the Dharma Kusuma, Bali’s highest award for artistic achievement. In its music it explores a wide range of forms, from traditional Balinese pieces to cutting-edge compositions, and hosts long-term residencies by Bali’s finest musicians and dancers.”
- WHERE: Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 - WHEN: Sunday, 6/5/11, 12:30pm and 2pm
- HOW MUCH: FREE with museum admission (see website for admission prices)
- MORE INFO: http://www.asianart.org/bali/performances.htm#jegog
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