The University of Pittsburgh's Department of Music will present "University Gamelan: Gamelan Sunda—The Sound of Celebration" on April 1.
The University Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Andrew Weintraub and Jay Arms, plays the gamelan music of the Sundanese people, an ethnic group that inhabits roughly the western third of the island of Java. Gamelan refers to a set of predominantly percussion instruments including tuned gongs, metal-keyed instruments, and drums (as well as bowed lute and voice).The event will be held from 8:00 pm in the Bellefield Hall Auditorium in Oakland (map).
Featuring guest artists Endang Rukandi and Henry Spiller.
FREE and open to the general public
Livestream available on the Music at Pitt YouTube channel
