On The Gamelan Express
By Gamelan Asmaradana / Singapore

Language: English
Recommended age group: 13 – 15 yrs old

27 – 29 Mar 2012, Tue – Thu

1. Performance — 3-4pm
Tour — 4.15-5pm
2. Performance — 4.45-5.45pm
Tour — 6-6.45pm

1hr (excluding 45min Esplanade tour)
Esplanade Recital Studio

This performance will take students on a musical journey starting from Singapore to various parts of the Malay-Archipelago. Students will be immersed in the musical culture of South East Asia through various styles of gamelan music. This includes Javanese, Balinese and Sudanese styles used in the palace, during processions, celebrations and festivals as well as dance and wayang kulit performances.

Popular tunes will be used as a platform to show what the instruments are and how they sound. Additionally, audience participation is woven into the performance to help students to learn about this ethnic art form.

Tickets: $20

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