East Hawaii Cultural Center
The EHCC, based in Hilo, supports performing and visual arts activities in local communities. "Molten Blossom" is the organization's community Javanese gamelan group under the leadership of Carol Walker. An AICEF grant allowed Molten Blossom to host Javanese gamelan master Bapak Wakidi Dwijomartono and wayang scholar Dr. Kitsie Emerson in January 2025 for workshops, performances, private lessons, and a free public lecture by Emerson on contemporary trends in the shadow theater (wayang) of central Java.
The EHCC, based in Hilo, supports performing and visual arts activities in local communities. "Molten Blossom" is the organization's community Javanese gamelan group under the leadership of Carol Walker. An AICEF grant allowed Molten Blossom to host Javanese gamelan master Bapak Wakidi Dwijomartono and wayang scholar Dr. Kitsie Emerson in January 2025 for workshops, performances, private lessons, and a free public lecture by Emerson on contemporary trends in the shadow theater (wayang) of central Java.
Gamelan Raga Kusuma
Based at the University of Richmond, an AICEF grant enabled the group to perform at the August 25th, 2024 WOW Indonesia Festival in Washington, D.C. The performance also included Peni Candra Rini, an internationally reknowned vocalist from Indonesia.
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Based at the University of Richmond, an AICEF grant enabled the group to perform at the August 25th, 2024 WOW Indonesia Festival in Washington, D.C. The performance also included Peni Candra Rini, an internationally reknowned vocalist from Indonesia.
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Katonah Library
AICEF's grant to the village library in Katonah, NY allowed them to host a wayang (shadow puppet) performance by Sumarsam, Professor of Music in the World Music program at Wesleyan University on May 18, 2024.mest ava, Indonesia.Pusaka Sunda is a gamelan degung ensemble, directed by Burhan Sukarma and Rae Ann Stahl, dedicated to performing traditional and contemporary gamelan degung music from West Java, Indonesia.
AICEF's grant to the village library in Katonah, NY allowed them to host a wayang (shadow puppet) performance by Sumarsam, Professor of Music in the World Music program at Wesleyan University on May 18, 2024.mest ava, Indonesia.Pusaka Sunda is a gamelan degung ensemble, directed by Burhan Sukarma and Rae Ann Stahl, dedicated to performing traditional and contemporary gamelan degung music from West Java, Indonesia.
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Percussion Society of Indonesia
The AICEF grant enabled Bandung Philharmonic tympanist, Djati Rekso Wibowo, to attend master classes and intensive tympani workshops at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention on June 10, 2024 in Houston, TX. |
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