Gamelan Orchestra

In collaboration with the Embassy of Indonesia in Greece

 The GNO Learning & Participation Department in collaboration with the Embassy of Indonesia in Athens continue the Gamelan Orchestra workshop, which first started in January 2020 and was abruptly interrupted due to the pandemic.

The goal of the workshop is to introduce participants to the Gamelan musical tradition through its unexpected conversation with the contemporary classical music repertoire, and to create the first Indonesian orchestra in Greece. Participants will get to know the musical instruments of a Gamelan ensemble and will familiarise themselves with the particularities of the form and rhythm of this musical tradition by performing Indonesian traditional folk songs as well as a contemporary Gamelan music work written by composer and workshop leader Andys Skordis.

Starting from the Gamelan musical tradition and focusing on its social dimensions, interaction and communication among the participants will be the key ingredient for the workshop’s musical outcome, which is expected to give a new form and style to the Indonesian traditional folk music.

The workshops will run for two weeks, after which the Gamelan orchestra will give a single concert in the hall of the Parnassos Literary Society, on Sunday 17 April 2022 at 20.00.

More information about the concert will be announced soon.

Workshop leader / score: Andys Skordis