The University of Texas at Austin acquired its gamelan at the end of 1998. We were fortunate to have Pak Rasito Purwopangrawit teach for several semesters between 1999 and 2012.…
The gamelan ordered by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in 1995 is currently housed at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The pelog set is actively played by Naga Mas. The gamelan…
Owned by Mike Coffey and first used at Liberty Ridge Elementary in Sumner, Wa. Then moved to Blaine Elementary in Blaine, Wa. Currently in Naples, Italy at Naples American High…
In 1989, the Friends of Javanese Culture ordered a simple iron slendro gamelan for the Naprstek Museum in Prague, Republic of Czech. It was the first gamelan in the Czech…
This complete slendro-pelog gamelan was used regularly by the community-based group, Gamelan Sari Pandhawa, in Eugene. Several years ago, musician-in-residence, Joko Purwanto, taught Javanese gamelan at the University of Oregon.…
Gamelan classes are offered every three years and classes culminate in a performance in the World Music Showcase Concert. Their most recent performance was in December 2012, in which they…
Originally commissioned by Norman Davies, Cakrakusuma is a pelog gamelan gadon that has recently been donated to a music research group, Taller d’Escultura Sonora Baschet at the University of Barcelona.…
Gamelan Chakrabhaswara was used at the British International School Jakarta and at a smaller school called Lentera International School, which was located inside Wisma Subud. These photos of are a…
Kyai Tirta Rukmi is alive and well! It is mostly used for Sundanese gamelan, but we play Javanese music occasionally. Website: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/gamelan/ http://www.music.pitt.edu/gamelan/ Andrew N. Weintraub Chair and Professor of…
Brian Noyes has recently purchased the gamelan originally sent to Atlantic College. He is in the process of establishing a gamelan teaching program in the west of Wales. briannoyes.co.uk