Jávai Gamelán
We welcome you to our early summer gamelan concert at the Three Ravens.
We invite you for a cultural refreshment on a Sunday afternoon, where we will immerse ourselves in a different 'musical' time and space.
During the evening, we will play pieces in the style typical of royal palaces, as well as pieces reminiscent of shadow puppetry performances and contemporary compositions.
Schedule
A word about gamelan:
Gamelan is an ancient Indonesian music that still flourishes today. Its hypnotic sound and melody, unique tempo treatment and multi-layered rhythms have influenced many modern Western composers (e.g. Debussy, Satie, Bartók, Cage, Reich, Glass, Ligeti), but it has also been an influence in pop culture (Lou Harrison, Björk, King Crimson, Aphex Twin).
The gamelan is an integral part of Javanese culture and is present in their everyday life, alongside their festivals and rituals. The oldest texts of the pieces date back to ancient Hindu times and contain universal wisdom, while the newer ones present a mood of everyday life.
About the orchestra:
The Hungarian gamelan orchestra "Surya Kencana A" was founded in 2010 and has been continuously working and evolving since then. Its members started their gamelan studies at the Indonesian Embassy in Budapest, and several of them have spent longer or shorter periods as Darmasiswa scholarship students in Indonesia.
