UMD Japanese Koto Ensemble and UMD Gamelan Saraswati
UMD Japanese Koto Ensemble
UMD Gamelan Saraswati
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 . 8PM
Left: UMD Gamelan Saraswati; Right: UMD Japanese Koto Ensemble
Principal People:
Director, UMD Gamelan Saraswati Nyoman Suadin
Director, UMD Japanese Koto Ensemble Kyoto Okamoto
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Estimated Length:
1 hour and 30 minutes including intermission
Program Notes:
Traditional Japanese koto opens this concert with simple, clean and clear sounds that express nature's beauty. Then, the complex interlocking rhythms of Balinese music and the dynamic expressions and stylized movements of Balinese dance unite in the gamelan.