Organizer: Cornell Gamelan Ensemble

Type/Location: In Person / Ithaca, NY

Description:

Master Javanese gamelan musician Wakidi Dwidjomartono joins the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble and students taking Gamelan in Indonesian History and Cultures for a program of traditional Javanese gendhing.

About the Artist:

Wakidi Dwidjomartono is the foremost living drummer of Javanese classical music and one of the most respected musicians in Central Java. He hails from Jagalan, Surakarta. Having an extensive background across many sectors of performance practice, he began his career as a dance drummer, and then became the drummer at Sriwedari Wayang Orang Theater during its golden era in the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was a highly sought-after drummer for shadow puppet plays and has now settled into performing concert music (klenèngan). He was the drummer for the Kridha Irama series of commercial recordings. Wakidi has been a visiting artist at Tufts University and serves as artistic advisor and drummer for Pujangga Laras, a group of Javanese master musicians.

Registration Link:

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