Cornell Gamelan Ensemble @cornellgamelan with Peni Candra Rini (CU Music) @penicandrarini
Wakidi Dwidjomartono @griya_seni_ekalaya & @kitsieemerson
With @warblingelephant Director
in memory of
Marty Hatch (1941–2025)
Thursday, December 11, 3pm
Lincoln Hall B20
The Cornell Gamelan Ensemble dedicates its end-of-semester concert to the memory of its founder, Marty Hatch, who passed away in August. Marty was a true trailblazer, initiating much of Cornell’s music department’s move beyond a once exclusive focus on Western Art Music. The ensemble and the course Gamelan in Indonesian History and Cultures—whose current cohort will also perform—represent a central piece of Marty’s broad legacy.
While gamelan refers first and foremost to sets of instruments, sung melody is equally core to the musical tradition of which it is part. This was the focus of Marty’s 1980 PhD dissertation, “Lagu, Laras, Layang: Rethinking Melody in Javanese Music.” It is thus fitting that we are joined by two esteemed guest musicians: singer and composer Peni Candra Rini, whose voice has been described as a “force of nature,” and Wakidi Dwidjomartono, a senior master best known for his kendhang (drum) playing, but a fine singer in his own right. The program features two of Rini’s compositions along with some of Marty’s favorites from the standard repertoire.
Info : https://blogs.cornell.edu/gamelan/
cultural music performance:
DEPARTMENTS
Music Department Of Music, Mario Einaudi Center For International Studies Asian, Studies Southeast Asia Program.
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