The Indonesian musician impresses in his debut solo recording of Godowsky’s Java Suite and Stravinsky’s piano arrangement of Petrushka ...

Wayang Kulit, an Indonesian form of shadow puppetry, holds the audience’s attention with riveting storylines executed masterfully by the dhalang, or puppeteer. The puppets are made of buffalo hide and ...

High on the slopes of Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, villagers stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a front yard to watch a ceremony called Jathilan. A live gamelan band ...

The musicological study of Bali that Canadian-US composer Colin McPhee and his colleague Lou Harrison undertook during the 1930s is usually seen as critical in bringing gamelan to the West. However, ...

The Smith Department of Music presents a 30th Anniversary concert of the Smith Gamelan on Saturday, April 18 in the Conference Center from 4-6 and 7-9 pm. The Smith gamelan community, under the ...

As the lights dimmed at the Music Arts Center Concert Hall, accomplished Indonesian composer Peni Candra Rini took to the stage, sitting in front of the crowd, as the calm, meditative sound of bronze ...

Are you looking for something culturally significant to attend on Valentine’s Day? Something that can be considered a romantic setting, with live instrumental music and a dining element? If so, ...

An informal music event in Java, a klenèngan features musicians who gather for a kind of jam session, often arranged by a family for a special event. Typically lasting until late at night, audience ...

The Sinden and Gamelan Festival held by the Ministry of Culture in Solo, Central Java, on November 4, 2025.ANTARA/ (HO-Kementerian Kebudayaan) We need to create a roadmap so that gamelan preservation ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The second of the two major Muslim festivals, Eid al-Adha, invites unique celebrations across Nusantara, blending the religious occasion with inherited cultural values. From Grebeg ...

For many, the shimmering, hypnotic tones of the gamelan are intimately tied to the vibrant culture of Indonesia. But thanks to an extraordinary gift from the Sultan of Yogyakarta in 2014, Ireland has ...