Gamelan Ensemble
Pitt Ensemble Auditions Fall 2022
Auditions for the Fall are now closed. Thanks to all who auditioned!
Our choirs and instrumental ensembles perform a wide variety of music, including Western art music, jazz, folk music, popular music, and music of non-Western culturesare open to students throughout the University regardless of major. Find out how to audition or register for each ensemble below.
Pitt Ensemble Auditions for Fall 2021
AUDITIONS ARE NOW CLOSED: Thanks to all who auditioned!
Spring 2021 Audio and Video Releases
Our students and faculty worked extremely hard all semester in circumstances that could not have been more challenging to the process of making music, but somehow they managed to produce a wide variety of inspiring performances. We are sure you will enjoy this collection if their recent work.
Roger Zahab leads Pitt's Symphony Orchestra in this virtual performance of Judtih Weir's Sinfonia Comatica.
Podcast: Jay Arms and Julie Wachtel on Discovering Gamelan
Our guests on this edition of the Music at Pitt Podcast are Ethnomusicology Visiting Lecturer Jay Arms and undergraduate Music Major Julie Wachtel. Jay leads the University Gamelan and Julia is a member of the gamelan and wrote a research paper about her experience of learning about gamelan music and performance. We begin the podcast with an excerpt from the University Gamelan’s April 2019 performance of Bima Mobos, a piece about Bima, one of the pandawa brothers from the Mahabarata.
Pitt Ensemble Auditions for Fall 2019
Students from all over the University participate in musical activities and performances, and are often joined in the ensembles by faculty and members of the community at large. Find out how to join the different music department ensembles below.
An Evening of Balinese Shadow Puppet Theater: Tales from the Ramayana
An Evening of Balinese Shadow Puppet Theater: Tales from the Ramayana features a pre-performance lecture by Dr. Meghan Hynson, puppetry by Ida Bagus Anom Suryawan assisted by Ida Ayu Kumalayoni, and Gender Wayang Music performed by Meghan Hynson, Yang Shuo, Wangcaixuan Zhang, and Annie Valdes.
A Night of Gamelan
The University of Pittsburgh Gamelan performs traditional works for Gamelan Degung. The concert will feature special guest Devon Tipp on Shakuhachi performing Elizabeth Brown’s composition Cloudrest.
2018 Ensemble Auditions and Sign-ups
Auditions and signups will be held for Department of Music student ensembles at the beginning of the fall term. Our choirs and instrumental ensembles are open to students throughout the University and you are encouraged to apply regardless of your major. Below, please find specific instructions for each of our ensembles.
University Gamelan 20th Anniversary Concert
For 20 years, the University Gamelan has given audiences the opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich sounds of Indonesian Gamelan. Come celebrate with Pitt students, faculty, and special guest artists.