Music of Bali and African American Music Ensemble - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
May 19 2019

Music of Bali and African American Music Ensemble

UCLA Music of Bali Ensemble
world-music
Schoenberg Hall

Music of Bali Ensemble
I Nyoman Wenten, director

The Music of Bali Ensemble features gamelan music (the generic Indonesian word for orchestra) and dance. The Balinese gamelan gong kebyar is famous for its fast tempos, abrupt changes of texture, and brilliantly costumed dancers who act out stories from the Hindu Ramayana.

African American Music Ensemble
James Roberson, director

Grammy-nominee James Roberson and The African American Music Ensemble perform gospel music, including Negro spirituals and traditional and contemporary gospel music.