4th and Howard Streets
San Francisco Bay Area, California

The fifty performers of Gamelan Sekar Jaya, the Bay Area's acclaimed gamelan ensemble, present the driving rhythms and refined dances of Bali in our beautiful garden setting. Led by one of Bali's most brilliant artists, I Dewa Ketut Alit Adnyana (guest music director), Sekar Jaya will feature two large percussion ensembles: the 25-player orchestra of bronze gongs, metallophones, and drums called gamelan gong kebyar, and the ensemble of giant bamboo marimbas, gamelan jegog.

The outdoor setup reflects the open-air settings used in traditional Balinese contexts, where groups often play within or in front of temple courtyards. The audience is welcomed to view the performance from various perspectives, to enjoy the complex interlocking rhythms and virtuosic ensemble sensibility of Balinese gamelan and the myriad expressions and delicate movements of Balinese dance. (Narrated program.)

Official Website: http://www.ybgf.org/

Added by davegolden on April 29, 2008

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