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University Gamelan and Erie Philharmonic Perform Together at Edinboro

Andrew Weintraub and Daniel Meyer with the PSO in 2008

Andrew Weintraub (l) and Daniel Meyer (r) at Heinz Hall in
2008.

This past March the University Gamelan, directed by Andrew Weintraub, performed a concert with the Erie Philharmonic as part of Edinboro University’s Friends of Music Concert Series. Under the direction of Daniel Meyer, the Erie Philharmonic performed William P. Alexander’s Winter Solstice: Images From a Journey, and Debussy’s La Mer. The inclusion of Pitt’s gamelan on a program with Debussy...

Gamelan Performs at Columbus Asian Festival

 Photo by Terry Gilliam. In the foreground, graduate student Ben Pachter. In the background, gamelan co-director Indra Ridwan. Pitt's Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Professor Andrew Weintraub, took part in the Columbus Asian Festival this past spring. The festival included a wide arrary of musical performances, martial arts, and traditional arts and crafts.

 Photo by Terry Gilliam. In the foreground, graduate student Ben Pachter. In the background, gamelan co-director Indra Ridwan.

Gamelan Video
You can now view video from this spring's Gamelan concert on YouTube.
Previews for University Gamelan and the Rachmaninoff Festival
There are some very thorough previews of two of our upcoming events in local newspapers this week. The Pitt News continues its excellent coverage of Department of Music events with an in-depth look into the Upcoming University Gamelan concerts taking place this Friday and Saturday.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and University Gamelan combine for Fourth Grade School-time Concerts
gamelan_pso.jpg Professor Andrew Weintraub leads the University Gamelan in a concert at Heinz Hall as Resident Conductor Daniel Meyer and the PSO look on. On December 9–12 Pitt's Gamelan Ensemble, directed by Professor Andrew Weintraub and Pitt graduate student Indra Ridwan, joined the Pittsburgh Symphony at Heinz Hall where busloads of fourth graders had the opportunity to explore the cultures and traditions of Asia through music. Gamelan Ensemble performances were interspersed with the PSO's presentations of Dialogue of the Wind and Sea from Debussy's La Mer, The Chinese...
University of Pittsburgh Gamelan Open House
gamelan.jpg University of Pittsburgh Gamelan Andrew Weintraub, Director Indra Ridwan, Instructor Please join the Gamelan Ensemble for an hour of music played by this semester’s students. 4–5 p.m., Bellefield Hall Room 309 A
April 2008 retrospective: Part II
This year's Gamelan Ensemble concert presented a broad range of traditional and popular Indonesian music. The first excerpt, Sampak, is an example of traditional Gamelan music. sampak.mp The second excerpt features the Dangdut Cowboys performing Jablai Jam with singers Rita Tila and Ening Rumbini. Dangdut is a form of popular Indonesian music.
Gamelan to Dangdut
ritatila.JPG This year's Gamelan Ensemble concert covered a wide range of Indonesian music, from traditional gamelan to Indonesian pop. The above photo shows singer and instrumentalist Rita Tila performing on the kacapi (zither). In the background Samantha Swami plays the peking. duet_gamelan.JPG Composer Nano S. (playing the suling) and Rita Tila perform a duet with the Gamelan...
Dangdut Cowboys Perform Tonight at Bellefield Hall
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The Voice of Sunda (University Gamelan, April 13–14, 2007)
gamelan small Andrew Weintraub led the University Gamelan with soloist Euis Komariah (center), a legend of Sundanese music. Side by side Euis Komariah and Music major Matthew Shepherd perform side by side.

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