Gamelan Swarasanti History

Concert Performances Special Performances Gamelan Anak Swarasanti Related activities

1990

January - First Banjar Bali performance - non-instrumental kecak chant at Calvary Episcopal Church, Santa Cruz.

1991

First visiting Balinese Teacher I Nyoman Sedana in Santa Cruz.
Instruments arrive from Bali. Gamelan Angklung Swarasanti founded.

1992

November - First public performance of Gamelan Swarasanti - Welcoming music for Undang Sumarna show featuring music by Lou Harrison, UCSC Performing Arts Theatre.

1993

April, May - Performances with visiting artists I Nyoman Sumandi and I Komang Hartanagara, and Ni Made Sukerti, at UCSC Performing Arts Theatre. World premiere performances of Sedana's Kawit Langen and Banana Slug Climbing Redwood Tree special commissioned works.
October - Traditional Balinese Dance & Balinese Gamelan Music, Oakes College, UCSC, with guest artists Ni Made Sukerti and I Made Surya.

1994

January - Intersections: Traditional and New Music from Bali, featuring visiting artist I Wayan Rai and guest artist Ni Made Sukerti, UCSC Performing Arts Concert Hall.
February - Linda Burman-Hall voted Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year.
April - April in Santa Cruz, Faculty Composers Concert, UCSC Performing Arts Concert Hall.
April - Artist of the Year Profile Performance, First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz. Guest artists Ni Made Sukerti and I Made Surya.
December - Performance with renowned Bay Area musicians Gamelan Sekar Jaya, Pacific Cultural Center, Santa Cruz. US premiere performance of Unnamed Piece from Fahnestock Expedition, 1941.

1995

February - Performance at Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz.
March - KZSC Live Radio Broadcast from Live Soup, Santa Cruz.
April - Performance at Bethany College, Scotts Valley
April - Performance at April In Santa Cruz - UCSC Contemporary Music Festival, UCSC Performing Arts Concert Hall. World premiere performance of Linda Burman-Hall's Mimpi Hujan.
April - New Music for Gamelan performances, UCSC Performing Arts Concert Hall.
November - Performance with visiting artist I Wayan Suweca, UCSC Performing Arts Concert Hall. World premiere performances of Suweca's Kesuma Sari and Puspa Geni.

1996

April - Pacific Rim Festival of Contemporary Music, UCSC Performing Arts Concert Hall. World Premiere of David Cope/EMI's Mozart In Bali.
April - Pacific Rim Festival of Contemporary Music, UC Davis.
May - Recording of David Cope/EMI's Mozart In Bali.
June - Concert In The Grove, UCSC Arboretum.
June - Avante-Garden Party performance, Santa Cruz.
November - Gamelan Explosion! Performance with visiting artist I Nyoman Wenten, at UCSC Performing Arts Concert Hall. World premiere performance of Wenten's Sekar Anjar. Guest artist I Made Surya.

1997

January - Musical Travels. Opening of new UCSC Recital Hall.
May - Celebration Gamelan, UCSC Recital Hall. US Premiere of Elaine Barkin's Lagu Kapal Kuning. Guest artists Ni Made Sukerti and I Made Surya.
May - UCSC Chancellor's Inauguration performance, new UCSC Music Center terrace. Guest artist Ni Made Sukerti.
June - Concert In The Grove, UCSC Arboretum.
June - Dedication and Ground-breaking Ceremony for new UCSC Gamelan Center with I Nyoman Wenten.
July/August - Gamelan Swarasanti visits Bali. Special visits and performances at Tegallinggah village, home of I Nyoman Sedana, and Kamasan village, home of Unnamed Piece from Fahnestock Expedition, 1941.
August - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti's maiden performance at Harmony 4x4 Music Festival, El Dorado County, CA, with Rob Rayle and Randy Cone.
November - Performance with visiting artist I Nyoman Wenten, at UCSC Porter College. World premiere performance of Wenten's Masa Kapat. Guest artists Ni Made Sukerti and I Made Surya.
December - Performance at Santa Cruz First Night, Louden Nelson Center, with Ni Made Sukerti and I Made Surya.

1998

February - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Expansion2.0 in San Francisco with ambient musician Charles Uzzell-Edwards.
June - Celebration Gamelan - 21 Years of UCSC Gamelan, UCSC Recital Hall.
June - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Unity, Oakland, with ambient musician Rob Rayle.
July - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Harmony 5-Year Anniversary in Solano County, CA.
August - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti Live TV performance on Santa Cruz Community Access TV "Yadda-yadda".
August - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Food Bin/Herb Room in Santa Cruz, with special guest artists I Nyoman Wenten and Ibu Nanik. Premiere performance of our brand new marching gamelan Belaganjur Anak Swarasanti.
December - Santa Cruz First Night procession - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performing on beleganjur marching gamelan, followed by impromptu Community TV appearance.

1999

May - Official Dedication of new UCSC Gamelan Studio. With special guests I Nyoman Wenten and I Made Surya, featuring marching gamelan and members of Gamelan Anak Swarasanti.
May - Gamelan Fever: performance at UCSC Recital Hall, with guest artist I Made Surya.
August - Camp Harmony music festival - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti with special guest AndyW.

2000

February - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Children of the Sun's Sunshine of Your Love in San Jose.
March - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Warmth's Transitions in San Francisco.
May - Gamelan 2000: Music and Dance performance at UCSC Recital Hall, with Gamelan Swarasanti and Gamelan Anak Swarasanti, and guest artists Ni Made Sukerti and I Made Surya.
June - Gamelan Swarasanti performance at New Music Works Avante Garden Party in Santa Cruz.
June - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti marching gamelan in Seabright Solstice Parade in Santa Cruz.
August - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Camp Harmony 2000 music festival in Butte County, California, with special guest AndyW.
September - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at San Benito Arts County Summer Concert series in Hollister, with special guest I Made Surya.
September - Gamelan Swarasanti performance at Carmel Asian Arts Society's Full Moon Festival, Carmel Valley.
October - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Dance For Tibetans 2000 benefit event at Cabrillo College, Aptos.

2001

February - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti benefit performance at Western Regional Race Rave workshop on racial issues, UCSC.
May - Gamelan Explosion: Performance at UCSC Recital Hall, with Gamelan Swarasanti, members of Gamelan Anak Swarasanti, and guest artists Karlton Hester and Erich Hunt. World premiere performance of Karlton Hester's Game Chimes, for gamelan, soprano sax, and acoustic bass.
June - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti marching gamelan performance in Seabright Circus Solstice Parade, Santa Cruz.
December - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti marching gamelan performance leading First Night Santa Cruz New Year's Parade, Santa Cruz.

2002

March - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Center for Conscious Living, Santa Cruz.
April - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Community Music Center in San Francisco, with special guest I Made Surya.
May - Celebration Gamelan: Music and Dance performance at UCSC Recital Hall, with Gamelan Swarasanti and Gamelan Anak Swarasanti. World Premiere of Gamelan Anak Swarasanti's multimedia work Windu Nala - Ring of Fire.
June - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti marching gamelan beleganjur performance in the Santa Cruz We Carnival procession. Anak Swarasanti wins award for Best Musical Group.
June - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performs at the Health and Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa with DJ Lorin.
July - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performs with marching gamelan beleganjur and angklung at benefit performance for the 418 Project in Santa Cruz.
July - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at City of San Mateo Summer Concert Series.
August - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at Woodstockhausen, with marching gamelan beleganjur, and angklung with electronic processing, at the UCSC Quarry Ampitheater.
September - Gamelan Anak Swarasanti performance at the Chillits music festival at Willits in Northern California, with angklung and electronic processing.
November - Bali Crisis Relief benefit concert at Louden Nelson Center in Santa Cruz, featuring Gamelan Swarasanti, Gamelan Anak Swarasanti, gender duet by Cliff Friedlander and Paul Miller, and dancers I Made Surya, Sasha Friedlander and Noni Andarawati.


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