Gamelan Son of Lion - Indonesian Percussion

Gamelan Son of Lion is a repertory ensemble that bridges two musical worlds" experimental contemporary America and the bright gongs of Indonesia. The instruments are from Indonesia with home-made additions. The music is written by the group of composer-performers, each in their unique styles, as well as traditional music of Bali and Java.

There are about 100 active contemporary gamelan ensembles in the United States, and Gamelan Son of Lion rates among the oldest of these, having performers continuously for 40 years. It is also one of the few in this country that operate independently of institutions as a professional music ensemble.

The New York Times described the ensemble as “the most prominent New York-area manifestation of a fascinating nationwide movement.” The ensemble - which was co-founded by a trip of composers, Barbara Benary, Daniel Goode, and Philip Corner in the 1970s, and became incorporated in 1980 - has routinely performed experimental works by Indonesian composers, many involving gamelan with electronic music, and several theatre works involving opera, wayang kulit, multimedia and dance.

At the Flushing Town Hall’s event. performers will include Barbara Benary (Artistic Director), David Demnitz, Daniel Goode, Nicholas Klinovsky, Jody Kruskal, Skip LaPlante, Laura Liben, Layne Negrin, Myles Robert, Larry Simon and Sima Wolf.

Tickets:

$10, members | $16, non-members

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