#Music of Bali Ensemble
UCLA Spring Festival of World Music Returns to Live Performances
The Spring Festival of World Music is back, and back big. The storied showcase, which dates back to 1960, returns to live performances in Schoenberg Hall May 13-15 and May
UCLA's Music of Bali Ensemble shines under Professor I Nyoman Wenten's leadership
Students in the ensemble play cycles of energetic tunes to strong drum beats.
Sounds of Schoenberg: The Venerable Dark Cloud
In 1958, American ethnomusicologist Mantle Hood purchased the Venerable Dark Cloud gamelan, a collection of 83 percussion instruments. Hood bought the ensemble from a Chinese merchant in Solo, Indonesia, for approximately $20,000.