Tonight’s program features music and dance from West Java, and in particular, music and dance of the ethnic Sundanese.
A rich variety of distinct cultural traditions are closely tied to different ethnic groups and different places on the island. The island of Java, one of Indonesia’s many islands, is home to over half of Indonesia’s 250 million people. This concert and Ade Suparman’s visit are co-sponsored by the University of Washington Southeast Asia Center PROGRAM Dances will be performed by guest dancers and UW students. Ade Suparman and his students, who will be playing in the gamelan ensembles, will be joined by a number of special guests, including ethnomusicologist, vocalist and School of Music alumna Sean Williams (Evergreen State College). Featuring traditional and contemporary Sundanese music and dance, including music composed by Ade Suparman, the concert will showcase two types of gamelan ensembles- gamelan degung and gamelan salendro-a family of Sundanese zithers called kacapi, and bamboo flute called suling. Spring Quarter Visiting Artist Ade Suparman, instrumentalist and composer, performs with his students in this concert of Sundanese music from West Java, Indonesia.
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