The Yale Gamelan Suprabanggo Performance Ensemble rehearses in Room 04 (lower level), Hendrie Hall, 165 Elm Street, New Haven, CT. The ensemble is currently comprised of students from Yale College, the Yale School of Music, Yale employees, and New Haven residents.

Please contact Director Sarah Weiss if you are interested in joining, or for additional information.

Spring 2008

January 26, 2008
INAUGURAL YALE UNIVERSITY CONCERT On 26 January 2008 Gamelan Suprabanggo, presented its inaugural Yale concert at 7:30 P.M. in Battell Chapel The concert featured special guest Javanese performers Midiyanto, from the University of California - Berkeley and Sumarsam, from Wesleyan University. Expert performers from gamelan ensembles around the Northeast also joined the members of Gamelan Suprabanggo to round out the event. This well-attended evening was free and open to the public. >click here to see the full CONCERT PROGRAM
Sponsored by: Department of Music and the Council on Southeast Asia Studies

December 23 , 2007
LECTURE / DEMONSTRATION
Presented by Sarah Weiss, director of Yale's Gamelan Suprabanggo, and two members of the ensemble at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center in the P.A.C.K (Parents and Communities for Kids) Music and Nature series hosted by the Center and in conjunction with the New Haven Symphony. Ensemble members performed two pieces, talked briefly about gamelan in Central Java, and then taught young members of the enthusiastic audience to play a simple piece. It was great fun for all (See Photo Gallery)

May 5, 2007
OPEN REHEARSAL
Hear Central Javanese music and meet Bapak Midiyanto, UC-Berkeley and Wonogiri Central Java (former owner of Suprabanggo ensemble) who will be tuning and performing maintenance on the instruments from Thursday evening, May 3 - Saturday evening, May 5
(The gamelan tuning is made possible through funds from the original purchase grant given to the Department of Music by the Southeast Asia Studies Council and through the vision and guidance of Joe Errington, Council Chair).
3:30 - 4:30 P.M, Room 04, Hendrie Hall, 165 Elm Street (See Photo Gallery)

March 26, 2007
LECTURE / DEMO by Sarah Weiss for the Yale University Women's Organization.
1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Room 04, Hendrie Hall, 165 Elm Street (See Photo Gallery)

February 16, 2007
SOUTHEAST ASIA SPRING CULTURAL FESTIVAL - Instruments from the Gamelan Suprabanggo played by Sarah Weiss, Director, Yale Gamelan and Bapak Darsono - along with other Southeast Asian performances and exhibits.
6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Luce Hall Common Room and Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue
See http://www.yale.edu/seas/Festival07.htm

February 3, 2007
GAMELAN SUPRABANGGO WELCOME PARTY - klenengan - an evening of gamelan music performed by members of the Northeast gamelan community, including master musicians Bapak Harjito, Bapak Sumarsam and Bapak Darsono, all currently teaching at Wesleyan University.
8:00 - 11:00 p.m., Room 04, Hendrie Hall, 165 Elm Street

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