BALUNGAN Vol. 14, 2020.
Gamelan During COVID
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Collected COVID Reports

"We Will Survive: Global Gamelan in a Worldwide Pandemic"
edited by Jody Diamond and Linda Hibbs

CONTRIBUTORS
GROUP OR ARTIST, COUNTRY, AUTHOR(s)

Gamelan Giri Kedaton, Canada, Laurent Bellemare & Arya Suryanegara

Gamelan Penempaan Guntur, Spain, Jordi Casadevall

Gamelan Genta Kasturi, USA, Malcolm Cook

Sekar Enggal, England, Simon Cook

Gamelan Encantada, USA, Jenny DeBouzek

Gamelan Santiago, Chile, Nicolás Del Pino

Gamelan DanAnda, Australia, Jeremy Dullard

Kembang Arts, England, Jade Flahive-Gilbert & Eka Rahmawan

U.C. Berkeley Balinese Gamelan, USA, Lisa Gold

Mekar Bhuana, Indonesia, Vaughan Hatch & Putu Evie

Sean Hayward, Indonesia, Sean Hayward

Darno Kartawi, Indonesia, Darno Kartawi

Gamelan Son of Lion, USA, Laura Liben

Gamelan Langen Suka, Australia, Vi King Lim

Gamelan Tunas Mekar, USA, Elizabeth Macy & I Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena

Warsaw Gamelan Group, Poland, Dawid Martin

Otonomori Gamelan Studio, Japan, Ako Mashino

Gamelan Sama-Sama, Japan, Kumi Masuda

NCH Gamelan, Ireland, Peter Moran

Gamelan Manik Harum, USA, Dorothy Morrison

Muryanto, USA, Muryanto

Jaman Suara Gamelan Ensemble, Croatia, Julija Novosel

Bremen Gamelan Group, Germany, Jens Ohlrogge

Pierre Paré-Blais, Canada, Pierre paré-blais

Gamelan Encinal, USA, Stephen Parris

Peni Candra Rini, Indonesia, Peni Candra Rini

Javanese Gamelan Course, Australia, Julia Pope

Gamelan Pacifica, USA, Jarrad Powell

Krautgamelan, Germany, Peter Rosen

Gamelan Dadali, Russia, Julie Ryzhaya

Bambang Sosodoro, Indonesia, Bambang Sosdoro

Gamelan Kusuma Laras, USA, Anne Stebinger

Suhendi Afryanto, Indonesia, Suhendi

Wesleyan University Gamelan Ensemble, USA, Sumarsam

Gamelan Sekar Kenanga, Germany, Steven Tanoto

Gamelan Anak Tika, USA, Emeric Viani

Sekaa Gong Tirta Sinar, Australia, Gary Watson

Pajajaran Gamelan Degung Ensemble, Australia, Kerry Watson

Gamelan Singa Nglaras, Singapore, Xin Wei

Nyi Gemi Raras, Australia, Ilona Wright

Gamelan Jepun Bali, Romania, Lucian Zbarcea

Efiq Zulfiqar, Australia, Efiq Zulfiqar

CONTENTS (coming, some titles tentative)

• The Greater Fight: Sekar Jaya’s “Bali’s Living Arts” Series, by Rebecca Selin
• Maguru Maya: Teaching Balinese Gamelan at a Distance, Otto Stuparitz interviews Asnawa, Berata, Inuzuka, Wenten, and Clendenning
• Nusantara Arts Gamelan Masters Series, by Matt Dunning
• “Life is just stopping by for a drink”: Virtual Performances of Dance and Wayang, by Kitsie Emerson
• Gamelan Lockdown Poetry in New Zealand, by Jo Hilder, Megan Collins, Budi Putra, and Gareth Farr
• We Dance to Preserve, by Dewi Galuh Sintosari
• Transformation and Transition for the Freelance Gamelan Teacher, by Megan Hynson with Gusti Komin
• A Thousand Voices Singing: Macapat in the Time of COVID, by Kraton Yogyakarta, Asita Majdi, and Otok Bima Sidarta with Garret Kam
• The Upside of the Pandemic: Bard Gamelan Gains a Building, by Sue Pilla
• A Gamelan House in Amsterdam: Many Groups, One Art, by Elsje Plantema
• Echoes of the Gong: Gaung Gong and the Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival 2020, by Ari Wuluh & Gayam 16 Group
• Golden Dragons Online: How Do We Keep Resonating? by H. Strohschein, K. Waumsley, J. S. van der Walt, B. Whitmer, and S. Sewell
• “Daring” Dhalang Decisions: the Challenges of Virtual Wayang, by Jody Diamond, with Joko Susilo, Midiyanto S. Putro, and others