musical director:
The Threepenny Opera
music by Kurt Weill
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater
Middletown, Connecticut
performances:
Thurs. Dec. 4, Fri. Dec. 5, Sat. Dec. 6
Fri. Dec. 12., Sat. Dec. 13
Fri. Dec. 19, Sat. Dec. 20
info: http://www.oddfellows.org
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guest musician:
Gamelan Kusuma Laras
Annual Fall Concert, Music and Dance of Java
3pm, Sunday, December 14, 2009
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia
5 East 68th Street, New York, NY
info: http://www.nygamelan.com
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guest musician on vibraphone and percussion:
Wesleyan Chinese Music Ensemble
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Crowell Hall, Wesleyan University
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performer with Gamelan and on flute for Bharatanatyam:
Worlds of Dance
Dance Department Introductory Dance courses performances
Sunday, December 7, 2008
World Music Hall and Crowell Hall, Wesleyan University
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Director:
Youth Gamelan
Fall Session performance
Saturday, December 6, 2008
World Music Hall, Wesleyan University
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guest musician with:
The Boston Village Gamelan
a community group performing traditional Javanese music
8pm, Saturday, November 22, 2008
Granoff Music Center
Tufts University, Medford, MA
http://bvg.home.comcast.net/~bvg/
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flute for South Indian Bharatanatyam dance:
Samsara, South Asia Cultural Show
8pm, Friday, November 21, 2008
Crowell Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
all proceeds from this event will go to support:
Free the Children - helping children through education
info: http://www.freethechildren.com
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performances at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology:
Wayang Kulit - shadow puppet theater with gamelan
from Java, Indonesia (on misc. instruments)
Klenengan - music session of Javanese gamelan
(on misc. instruments)
Bharatanatyam - dance of South India
featuring Anand Venkatachalam, dance
Susan Tveekrem and Raphaelle Brochet, vocals
Garrett Field, mandolin
Joseph Getter, flute
Aaron Paige, mridangam
Chinese Music Ensemble - Sizhu (silk and bamboo)
and Guoju (opera percussion)
(on misc. percussion)
Oct. 25-26-27
info: http://www.indiana.edu/~semhome/2008/
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Gamelan music for:
Gamelan Kusama Laras
Gamelan of the New York Indonesian Consulate
Benefit reception for
The Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project
HOME/Guesthouse
532 W. 27th St
New York, NY 10001
Friday, Oct. 17
info: http://nygamelan.com
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South Indian flute for:
Arangetram - South Indian Bharatanatyam dance performances
by students of Alka Shah
September 6, 2008 - Landmark Theater, Port Washington, NY
October 11, 20008 - Ganesha Temple, Flushing, NY
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committee member and volunteer for:
32nd annual
Navaratri Festival of Indian Music and Dance
Oct. 1-5
Center for the Arts
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
info: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/events.html#navaratri
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Gamelan for:
Center for the Arts
Welcoming event for new students
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
August 29, 2008
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South Indian flute for:
Arangetram - South Indian Bharatanatyam dance performances
by students of Alka Shah
August 9, 2008 - Ganesha Temple, Flushing, NY
August 23, 2008 - Ganesha Temple, Flushing, NY
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Tenor sax and percussion in the band for:
Oddfellows Playhouse and the Middletown Commission on the Arts present
“Circus Out of This World”
the spectacular final performance of the 20th annual
Children’s Circus of Middletown
Friday, August 1, 2008
Spencer Elementary School
Middletown, Connecticut
info: http://www.oddfellows.org
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Music Director and performer for:
Twelfth Night
produced by Art Farm
7pm, July 17-20 & 24-27
Middlesex Community College
Middletown, CT
info: http://www.art-farm.org/artfarmnews
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course teacher for:
* Computer Music
* 3-D Modeling
* Gamelan Gong Group
* Building and Playing Musical Instruments
Independent Day School Summer Camp
Middlefield, CT
info and to register: http://idsmiddlefield.org/camp.html
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musical accompaniment with Peter Hadley for:
"Finding Space Sacred: 5 Twilights Plus"
part of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange's
"613 Radical Acts of Prayer"
International Festival of Arts & Ideas
New Haven, Connecticut
Saturday, June 21, 7:15pm
Edgerton Park, 75 Cliff Street
Sunday, June 22, 7:15pm
Women’s Table, 120 High Street
free admission - outdoor performances
more info: http://www.artidea.org/event.php?id=20
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Klenengan
gamelan music session by advanced players from
throughout New England and New York. informal and free. all are welcome.
info & directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/about/traveltowes.html
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flute for:
Shubalanand's Kirtan Session
Shubala is a master of kirtan, a type of call and response devotional singing from northern India.
Watering Pond Yoga
Guilford, CT
4pm, Sunday, June 1, 2008
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tambura (drone accompaniment) for:
B. Balasubramaniyan & Raghavan's house concert
Glastonbury, CT
4pm, Saturday, May 31, 2008
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musical accompanist for:
DanceMasters
modern dance master classes
Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
March 8 & 9, 2008
info: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/dancemasters
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guest musician with: The Boston Village Gamelan
a community group performing traditional Javanese music
8pm, Sunday, April 27, 2008
Fisher Performance Room, Granoff Music Center
Tufts University, Medford, MA
http://bvg.home.comcast.net/~bvg/
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Youth Gamelan - co-director
and
Javanese Dance Drama with Gamelan
Thursday, May 1, 2008, 7pm
World Music Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
info, directions, tickets: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
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Javanese Wayang Puppet Play
Saturday, May 3, 8pm
World Music Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Tickets: $5
A quintessential component of Javanese performing arts, the shadow-puppet play (wayang kulit) combines theater, dance, music and story telling. Gamelan, an orchestra consisting predominantly of gongs and metallophones, accompanies the play. Dhalang (puppet master) Sumarsam will present the story in Javanese and English, accompanied by the Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble and guest musicians under the direction of I. M. Harjito.
info, directions, tickets: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
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guest musician on percussion:
WesWinds Spring Concert
Tuesday, May 6, 8pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Free admission
The Wesleyan University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Peter Hadley, performs an eclectic and engaging array of works for winds and percussion.
info: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
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as Editor of the publication:
A Celebration of Silent Sounds, the literary
publication of the Middletown Public Schools
readings by drama students and awards to writers
Wed., May 7, 2008, 7pm
World Music Hall
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
info: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
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guest musician on percussion:
Organ Romp - featuring WesWinds
Thursday, May 8, 10pm
Memorial Chapel
Free admission
The Wesleyan University Wind Ensemble is featured during the Organ Romp.
info: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
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as sound system and audio recording engineer:
Raga Club of CT presents:
Sunday, May 11, 4 PM at CVHTS Temple in Middletown:
Maharajapuram Srinivasan (Vocals)
Maharajapuram Ganesh (Vocal Support)
Pakkala Ramdas (Violin)
Trivandrum Balaji (Mrdangam)
Sunday, May 18, 4 PM at CVHTS Temple in Middletown:
Vidwan O.S. Thiagarajan - Vocal
B.V. Raghavendra Rao - Violin
Tanjore K. Murgaboopathi - Mrdangam
for more info: http://www.ragact.org
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Raga Club of CT presents:
Sunday, May 11, 4 PM at CVHTS Temple in Middletown:
Maharajapuram Srinivasan (Vocals)
Maharajapuram Ganesh (Vocal Support)
Pakkala Ramdas (Violin)
Trivandrum Balaji (Mrdangam)
Sunday, May 18, 4 PM at CVHTS Temple in Middletown:
Vidwan O.S. Thiagarajan - Vocal
B.V. Raghavendra Rao - Violin
Tanjore K. Murgaboopathi - Mrdangam
for more info: http://www.ragact.org
musician on bamboo flute:
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Wayang Kulit:
Wesleyan Reunion / Commencement WESeminar
Dance of Life: Javanese Puppet Theater
Presenters: I. M. Harjito, artist-in-residence, music department; Sumarsam, adjunct professor, music department; members of the Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble
Location: World Music Hall, Center for the Arts
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guest musician on percussion:
The Wesleyan University Chinese Music Ensemble
Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies
Commencement / Reunion Program
May 24, 2008
Wesleyan University
Center info:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/east/mansfieldf/mansfield.html
event info:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/campus/2008/0508freeman.html
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Klenengan
gamelan music session by advanced players from
throughout New England and New York. informal and free. all are welcome.
info & directions: http://www.wesleyan.edu/about/traveltowes.html
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