UW Music: Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Heri Purwanto and UW Students Trad: Bedhat, laras pélog pathet barang Heri Purwanto, conductor Bedhat, laras pélog pathet barang: This piece usually accompanies the masked dance Gunungsari in a style from Malang, east Java Gamelan are ensembles largely composed of gongs and keyed percussion instruments. Although many such ensembles are found throughout Southeast Asia, gamelan are primarily associated with musical cultures on the Indonesian islands of Java, Madura, Bali, and Lombok. In Java, the most preferred material is bronze, but iron and brass are also used as less expensive alternatives. Although different gamelan may vary slightly in their tunings, most gamelan music in central and east Java uses a five-tone tuning system called sléndro or a seven-tone tuning system called pélog. There are a number of modes, or pathet, in each tuning system. Tonight’s performance features compositions in both pélog and sléndro using the instruments of the UW School of Music’s bronze gamelan, which is named Hapsari Kusumajaya (Heavenly Nymph Flower Power). Guest Musicians: Stephanie Shadbolt and Jesse Snyder UW gamelan musicians (students of Heri Purwanto) Rowan Bever, Lucy Brandt, Haley Chávez, Samuel Chen, Elene Liu, Rayne Mescallado, Tierra Nakamura, Jimmy Pollard, Jaye Regalado, Juan Santiago Posada Abal, Shahin Shahbazi, Christina Sunardi, Esther Sunardi, Sunardi, Genta Takasu, Markus Teuton, Joel Tibbs, David Yu May 21, 2026 Gerlich Theater, Meany Hall University of Washington, Seattle