List of gamelan ensembles in the United States

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Gamelan Sekar Jaya, the first community-based Balinese gamelan in the United States, performing jegog (bamboo gamelan) music in San Francisco Gamelan Sekar Jaya.JPG
Gamelan Sekar Jaya, the first community-based Balinese gamelan in the United States, performing jegog (bamboo gamelan) music in San Francisco

There are more than 100 gamelan groups in the United States. A gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Bali or Java, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included. The earliest appearance of a gamelan in the U.S. is considered to be at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893; this set of instruments is still at the Chicago Field Museum. The first academic program to include the playing of gamelan was established by Mantle Hood at UCLA in 1958.

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There are actively performing gamelan groups in roughly two thirds of the states in the U.S., using instruments made in the Indonesian regions of Java, Bali, Sunda (West Java), Banyumas, and/or North America. Many schools, universities and other institutions in North America own sets of gamelan instruments, and there are increasing numbers of community-based ensembles as well.

The earliest directory of gamelan in North America was compiled by Barbara Benary in 1993 for Ear Magazine , which included 98 sets (not all with active players); since then the number has increased steadily. [1]

List by state

StateCityNameInstrumentsRepertoireNotes
Alabama Auburn Auburn University Gamelan (disbanded) Cirebon set from the 1930sAmerican percussion, some Balinese percussion; some Balinese Auburn University ensemble
Arizona Tempe Arizona State University Gamelan Javanese slendro/pelog, bronze Traditional Central Javanese Arizona State University School of Music ensemble. [2] [3]
Tucson Fine Stream GamelanJavanese, Sundanese degung, Balinese gong kebyar —Iron/brass Banyumas calung - bambooTraditional, some American compositions. Also regional styles including Banyumas, Semarang, and angklung Banyuwangi Community group [3] [4] [5] [6]
California Arcata Sekar SequoiaJavanese gamelan gadhon , bronze, pelogTraditional Solonese gadhon [3] [7]
Berkeley Gamelan Sekar Jaya (Flowering Success)Balinese gong kebyar, angklung, gender wayang , joged , and jegog Traditional and new music and dance by both Balinese and American artistsFounded in 1979 [3] [8] [9] [10]
Sari Raras / Kyai Udan Mas (Venerable Golden Rain) Javanese TraditionalJoint UC Berkeley and community ensemble. [3] [8] [11] [12]
UU Church of Berkeley Javanese Gamelan, located in Kensington. Javanese Traditional and new music by Javanese and American composersCommunity ensemble. Performs frequently with the Mills College Javanese Ensemble "Si Darius and Si Madeleine."
Saih Pitu Balinese gamelan semar pagulingan TraditionalJoint UC Berkeley and community ensemble.
Claremont Giri Kusuma (Flower Mountain)Balinese gamelan gong kebyarTraditional-instrumental and dance music from the kebyar and pelegongan repertoire Pomona College ensemble open to students, faculty, and members of the Claremont community. [3] [13]
Harvey Mudd American GamelanBuilt by Suhirdjan of Yogyakarta, Java; pelog and slendro scales, tuned to just intonation versionsContemporary compositions Harvey Mudd College, ensemble established in 2000. [3] [14] [15]
Davis UC Davis Gamelan EnsembleCentral Javanese Gamelan, Sundanese Gamelan Degung and Gamelan SalendroTraditional music of West JavaJoint UC Davis and community ensemble. [16]
El Cerrito Sierra School GamelanBalinese gong kebyarTraditional and student piecesProspect Sierra Elementary School student ensemble, dir. Maddie Hogan [3]
La Mesa Giri Nata ("Mountain Sage"); renamed in 2005, formerly Gamelan Puspa Warsa ("flower season" or "spring")Javanese gamelan and Balinese sets include: gender wayang, genggong , suling , gambang , gong kebyar, semar pegulingan .TraditionalA partnership of the Museum School and the Center for World Music. Founded in 1999, currently directed by Alexander Khalil and Kaori Okado. [3] [17]
La Verne Gong Kyai PramugariLaras Pelog (complete), Bronze (Pak Kuat), from private collection of Craig Rowe (Dir.).Solonese klenenganEnsemble members are often drawn from Cal Arts, UCLA, various other institutions and the Indonesian community. Ensemble was named by and dedicated to Bapak Djoko Waluyo. [3]
Los Angeles Gamelan Kembang Atangi (Flower of Awakening)Balinese angklung, 5-toneTraditional angklung pieces and kreasi (contemporary works) in the angklung kebyar style Loyola Marymount University ensemble includes students, faculty, staff, and members of the community. [3] [18] [ self-published source? ]
Gamelan Sekar Anyar (New Blossom - Balinese) and Kyai Mendhung (Venerable Dark Cloud - Javanese)Balinese gong kebyar and JavaneseTraditional music and dance and occasionally new music and dance UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology ensemble [3]
Mission Hills Bali and Beyond / Udan Arum (sweetly scented rain)Balinese gender wayang, semar pegulingan, gamelan beleganjur (pelog), and Javanese gamelan gadonTraditional and contemporary, wayang kulit , dance. Tantri style of chamber gamelanFormed in 1988, directed by Maria Bodmann and Cliff DeArment. [3] [19] [20] [ self-published source? ]
Oakland Mills College Gamelan Ensemble (Si Darius and Si Madeleine) - Inactive since 2024Javanese-style American, aluminum, built by Lou Harrison, William Colvig, and William Winant in 1980Traditional and American new music. [3] [21] [22]
Gamelan-X (formerly Onepeoplevoice)Traditional Balinese baleganjur, a 29-piece set of unique chromatic reyongs, drum set, synths, computer processing, trumpet, saxophone, flute, voice, and other instruments from around the worldOriginal gamelan fusion, traditional processional baleganjur, and kecak . [23] [ self-published source? ]
Gamelan EncinalAmerican Aluminum gamelan ensemble using the "Gift" gamelan using a tuning developed by Lou Harrison focused on new music. Instruments built by Daniel Schmidt (musician), Lydia Martín, Stephen Parris, and othersDirected by Stephen Parris [24]
Richmond Gamelan Gadung Kasturi (Scent of the Gadung Flower)BalineseTraditional Balinese music and danceDirected by Kompiang Metri-Davies [25] [ self-published source? ]
Riverside Gamelan Kyai Telaga Semu (Venerable Lake of Illusions)Javanese slendro and pelog (by Tentrem Sarwanto, Solo)Traditional and contemporary UC Riverside ensemble [3] [26] [ self-published source? ]
San Anselmo Gamelan Marin (Adi Luhung)JavaneseTraditionalCommunity gamelan [3]
San Diego Gamelan at San Diego State University JavaneseTraditionalDirected by Djoko Walujo [3] [27] [ self-published source? ] [28] [ self-published source? ][ failed verification ]
Kembang SundaSundanese degungTraditional
Gunung SariBalinese angklungTraditionalFounded and co-directed by David Harnish. Tyler Yamin, artistic director; Alex Khalil, co-director
Puspa WarsaBalinese angklungTraditionalDirected by Dr. Alex Khalil, hosted and co-sponsored by The Museum School [29] and co-sponsored by Center for World Music [30] [ self-published source? ]
San Francisco ShadowLight ProductionsGender wayangBalinese wayang kulit and new shadow theatre, founded in 1972 [3] [8] [31]
San Jose Pusaka SundaSundanese degung and kecapi suling; West Javanese gamelan degungTraditional and contemporaryFormed in 1988, founded by Burhan Sukarma [3] [8] [32] [ self-published source? ]
Gamelan Si AptosCentral Javanese iron slendro set built by Pak Daliyo with added Harrison/Colvig instruments.Traditional and contemporarycurrently housed at San José State University
Santa Barbara Gamelan Kyai SelametCentral Javanese pelog, slendroCentral Javanese, Cirebon, West Java UC Santa Barbara ensemble [3]
Gamelan Sinar SuryaCirebonese - slendro iron and Cirebonese iron pelog/degung combinationCirebon and Sunda pelog/slendro, degung and gong renteng; MalaysianFormerly Gamelan Northwest of Seattle [3] [33] [ self-published source? ]
Monkey CJavanese pelog. demung, slentem, saron, bonang, kempul, gong, kemanak.American and varied rock covers mixed with traditional music [3] [34] [ self-published source? ]
Santa Cruz Gamelan SwarasantiBalinese angklungTraditional and new music for Balinese angklung, especially new music by Balinese composersA joint ensemble of UC Santa Cruz and the community. [3] [35]
Gamelan Anak Swarasanti (Child of Swarasanti)Balinese angklung and beleganjurTraditional and new music for Balinese angklung and beleganjur, including extended arrangements with electric accompaniment and treatments.A community-based gamelan. [3] [36]
West Javanese (Sundanese) gamelan at UCSCInstruments include Sundanese slendro gamelan Galuh Pakuan, Sundanese gamelan degung Nyi Arum BandungTraditional, wayang golek [3] [8]
Tujunga Gamelan Merdu Kumala (Beautiful Sound)Balinese Gong Kebyar, Gambuh, Kecak, Baleganjur, Gender WayangA community-based ensemble founded by Hirotaka Inuzuka in 2014. Performs traditional and contemporary Balinese music professionally in the greater Los Angeles area. [37] [38]
Valencia Burat Wangi (Fragrant Offering - Balinese) and Kyai Dara Daish (Javanese)Balinese semar pegulingan and gamelan gong kebyar, and Central JavaneseTraditional music and dance as well as New Music by American and Indonesian composers for both ensembles. California Institute of the Arts ensembles [3]
Vallejo Gamelan Range of LightAmerican, made of aluminumAmerican/Central JavanesePlayed primarily by children and young adults for school productions and summer workshops. [3]
Colorado Boulder Eka MudraBalinese gong kebyarTraditional Naropa Institute gamelan ensemble [3]
Colorado Springs Colorado College Tunjung SariBalinese angklungTraditional [3]
Denver Gamelan Tunas Mekar ("Tunas" means a stored bit of life force, such as a seed of a floral bud, and "Mekar" means to put forth. This name has given the group its sense of identity: a wayward seed, blown far from the parent plant and landing on unfamiliar soil that has nonetheless produced an amazing flower.)Balinese angklung and semara danaTraditional and new BalineseA subgroup of the ensemble is gender wayang quartet Catur Eka Santi. [3] [39] [ self-published source? ]
Denver Gamelan Manik KusumaBalinese angklungTraditional and new Balinese Metropolitan State University of Denver ensemble
Connecticut Middletown Kyai Mentul (Venerable Bouncing)Javanese (a Jogjanese set dating from early part of century)Traditional music and dance Wesleyan University gamelan ensemble. A previous Javanese slendro set, Kyai Muntjar Basuki (Venerable Sparkling Fountain) is used for wayang. Instruments were made around 1964 for the World's Fair. Its pelog instruments are in use at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. [3]
New Haven Gamelan Suprabanggo (Yale University Javanese Gamelan Ensemble)Central Javanese, Slendro and Pelog (from Surakarta)Traditional and contemporary pieces, wayang kulit performances Yale University ensemble [40]
Delaware Newark Kyai Tlogo Beruang Perak (Venerable Lake of the Silver Bear)This American made gamelan was built by and directed by Professor Michael Zinn of University of Delaware. When Dr. Zinn retired, the gamelan went with him. There is currently no active gamelan at the university. [3]
District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Javanese Ensemble of the Indonesian Embassy Javanese, acquired c. 1954TraditionalCommunity group established c. 1979; includes both Indonesians and Americans [3]
Florida Tallahassee Gamelan Hanuman AgungBalinese gong kebyar, beleganjurTraditional, new music by American and Canadian composers Florida State University ensemble [3]
Georgia Atlanta The Emory GamelanJavanese, slendro and pelog; and Balinese beleganjurTraditional and modern Emory University ensemble [3]
Athens Gamelan Chandra NathaBalinese Gong KebyarTraditional University of Georgia ensemble [41]
Hawaii Honolulu Kyai Gandrung (Javanese) and Segara Madu (Balinese)Javanese and Balinese gong kebyarTraditional University of Hawaiʻi Gamelan Ensemble. The ensemble has also begun performing kecak [3]
Illinois Chicago Chicago Balinese Gamelan (CBG)Balinese gong kebyarTraditional music and danceCommunity ensemble, founded 2017.
Friends of the Gamelan (FROG)Sri Sedånå, Central Javanese bronze; Nyai Panjang Sari, Central Javanese ironTraditional Central JavaneseCommunity ensemble, founded 1979.
Gamelan at the Consulate General of IndonesiaJavanese bronzeTraditionalA new [ vague ] and large set of instruments. [3]
DeKalb Asian Music EnsembleBalinese angklung; Javanese, iron (Suhirjan)Traditional and new music Northern Illinois University ensemble [3]
Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois GamelanJavanese bronze, Balinese gamelan kebyar, beleganjur, and angklungTraditional music and dance and new compositions University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student performance ensemble [3] plus a community ensemble
Indiana Richmond Earlham College Javanese Gamelan EnsembleJavanese, bronze slendro/pelogMostly traditional Solonese Earlham College ensemble also open to community members [42]
Iowa Grinnell Kyai Biwara (Venerable Messenger)Javanese, ironTraditional Javanese music and dance Grinnell College student ensemble [3]
Maine Lewiston Mawar Mekar (Blossom of Inspiration)Central Javanese, iron with brass, built by Mulyadi in Solo, Java, 1997Traditional and new Bates College ensemble (acquired in 2001) [3]
Maryland Baltimore The Robert Macht Gamelan Ensemble (disbanded)Central Javanese, bronze, slendro and pelogTraditional and contemporary AmericanThe ensemble also performs with the Kimberly Mackin dance company. [3]
Gamelan SaraswatiBalinese angklung (acquired in 2001) University of Maryland, Baltimore County ensemble [3] [43]
Boyds Gamelan Wrhatnala of BoydsGong kebyar, gender wayang, joged bumbung, gong suling, tektekan, genggong, and godoganBalinese traditional and new music and dance compositionsGamelan Wrhatnala of Boyds is the sister of Gamelan Sanggar Wrhatnala Pusat Abiantuwung in Bali. Both are directed by I. G. A. Ngurah Supartha, who is also a prominent choreographer, composer and puppeteer. [3] [44]
Landover Art & Cultural Center of Indonesia (ACCI)Javanese, Sundanese, and BalineseSince its operation in 1976, ACCI has three main departments: Indonesian Traditional Art of Music and Dance, Indonesian Authentic Shadow Puppet Theater, and Gallery of the Community Arts & Crafts. [3]
Ellicott City Seka Genta Semara (disbanded)Balinese 5 or 7 tone —- a unique tuning by Wayan Beratha, 1983Traditional semar pegulingan and angklung repertoireGenta Pinara Pitu has 11-key gangsa and a 14-kettle terompong. It permits 4-tone slendro, 5-tone slendro, 5-tone pelog, 6-tone pelog and 7-tone pelog. [3]
Mount Rainier Gamelan Mitra Kusuma (Flowering Friendship)Balinese gamelan gong kebyar, gamelan angklung, and gender wayangTraditionalCommunity group, founded in 1997 [3] [45]
Massachusetts Amherst Ensemble at Amherst College (disbanded)JavaneseTraditional Amherst College ensemble [3]
Sundanese GamelanSundaneseTraditionalLeveritt Craft Center
Boston / Medford Boston Village Gamelan and Tufts Gamelan Ensemble / Rinengga Sih Tentrem (Well-Made by Tentrem's Feeling of Friendship; Enhanced by Serenity)Javanese, Rinengga Sih Tentrem (Solo, by Tentrem Sarwanto)Traditional Solonese court traditionsThe Boston Village Gamelan is now in residence at Tufts University, and rehearses together with the Tufts ensemble. It performs also occasionally on a 19th-century Solonese set owned by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Kyai Jati Mulya. [3] [46]
Cambridge Gamelan Galak Tika (Intense Togetherness)Balinese pelegongan, kebyar, gender wayang, angklung BanyuwangiTraditional Balinese and American kreasi (contemporary works) Massachusetts Institute of Technology ensemble; founded and directed by Evan Ziporyn [3] [10] [47] [ self-published source? ] [48] [49] [50] [51]
Gamelan Si Betty (Named to honor arts patron Betty Freeman)Javanese style/American, extended range, aluminum (built by Lou Harrison and William Colvig in 1979)Traditional and contemporary in various styles; new works by group members and interested composers. Harvard University music department and community ensemble, directed by Jody Diamond since 2007. [52] [ self-published source? ][ failed verification ] [53] [54] [55]
Northampton Kyai Muntjar Basuki (Venerable Sparkling Fountain)Javanese pelog (other half of set on loan from Wesleyan University)Traditional Smith College ensemble [3] [56]
Worcester Gita Sari (Essence of Song)Balinese gong kebyarTraditional and contemporary College of the Holy Cross ensemble [3] [57]
Michigan Ann Arbor Kyai Telega Madu (Venerable Lake of Honey)Central JavaneseTraditional University of Michigan ensemble [3] [58]
Minnesota St. CloudSt. Cloud State University GamelanCentral JavaneseNo longer active. The Schubert Club instruments are now housed in the Landmark Center, St. Paul [3]
Minneapolis/St. Paul Sumunar Gamelan and Dance EnsembleCentral JavaneseJavanese traditional (Solonese), also contemporary."Kyai Medharing Madu" (Venerable Flowering Honey); made by Tentrem Sarwanto of Solo, owned by The Schubert Club. An iron pelog set made by Pak Mulyadi of Solo, owned by The Schubert Club, used for school residencies. [3]
Moorhead Concordia College Gamelan EnsembleCentral JavaneseJavanese traditional (Solonese)Led by Dr. Jeffrey Meyer.
Northfield St. Olaf College Gamelan EnsembleCentral JavaneseJavanese traditional (Solonese)Kyai Kembul, on loan from a private sponsor in Minneapolis/St. Paul since 2019.
Winona Winona Gamelan Ensemble at Winona State University (disbanded)Javanese. Bronze pelog / slendro made in Solo by Pak Raharjo, "Sumber Gongso"Traditional Winona State University ensemble in partnership with the Schubert Club of Saint Paul (loan of instruments made by John and Ferry Banks). A community/university ensemble. [3]
Missouri Kansas City Gamelan Genta Kasturi (Ensemble of Blossoming Sound)Balinese semaradhana (7-tone modern-style Balinese gamelan)Traditional Balinese and new compositionsLocated at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. A course in the conservatory and an active community group. [3] [59]
Montana Bozeman Gamelan Sekar Gunung (Mountain Flower)Balinese gamelan angklungTraditional Balinese and new compositionsLocated at Montana State University, instruments commissioned for MSU in 1999. A university/community ensemble.
Missoula UM Jaya Budaya Balinese Gamelan (Victory Culture)Balinese GamelanTraditional Balinese and dance pieces

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Located at the University of Montana, performed every other year at the World Rhythms Concert by the School of Music's Percussion Studio. [60]
Gamelan Manik HarumMissoula Community Gamelan [61] established in 2007
Nebraska Omaha Son of the Good EarthJavanese, iron (Suhirjan) and Balinese gender wayangTraditional Javanese and contemporary WesternLocated at Creighton University. A community ensemble. [3] [62]
New Hampshire Hanover Gamelan Lipur Sih (Comforting Your Loved Ones)Javanese bronze gadhon with kenong and extended range saron (by Tentrem Sarwanto)Traditional and contemporaryLocated at Dartmouth College [3]
Lebanon Gamelan Sleeping FoxBalinese gamelan angklungTraditionalLocation: private home, community group [3] [63]
Gamelan Diamond BridgeJavanese style, aluminum and stained particle board (by Daniel Schmidt)Traditional and contemporaryLocation: used for residencies at various schools in the area, lasting from one week to four months
New Mexico Albuquerque Gamelan EncantadaAmerican - Javanese (Barbara Benary), iron Balinese selonding Traditional Javanese music and American new musicIron-keyed gamelan selonding instruments are from the village of Tenganan, Bali. Gamelan Encantada is rolled steel, slendro and pelog, with gongs, drums, and suling from Java. [3] [64]
Santa Fe Gamelan EnsembleNi Giwang: Cirebonese slendro, bronze (iron gong agung)Central Javanese and Sundanese Santa Fe University of Art and Design student ensemble and community classes and lecture workshops. [3]
New York Annandale-on-Hudson Hudson Valley Gamelan Ensemble comprising Gamelan Giri Mekar, Gamelan Chandra Kanchana, and the Bard Gender ConsortBalinese gong kebyar, gender wayangPrimarily traditionalGamelan Giri Mekar, a community ensemble originally of Woodstock, NY, is now in residence across the river at Bard College. Gamelan Chandra Kanchana is primarily composed of Bard students but also has some faculty and Giri Mekar members. [3]
Bronxville Gamelan Chandra BuanaBalinese gamelan angklungTraditional Sarah Lawrence College student and community ensemble. [3]
Buffalo Nusantara Arts Sari Raras IramaCentral Javanese, bronze and painted iron; Balinese semar pengulingan and Balinese gender wayangPrimarily traditionalFounded Autumn 2015, bronze instruments acquired 2021, Balinese 2022.
Ithaca Cornell Gamelan EnsembleJavanese, BalineseTraditional, Cirebon and Sundanese, traditional angklung Cornell University ensemble [3] [65]
Kingston Catskill Mountain Gamelan, comprising Sekar Mawar and Sekar LigarSundanese degung , kacapi suling Classical and popularCatskill Mountain Gamelan consists of two community ensembles directed by Dr. Dorcinda Knauth. Sekar Mawar (the Rose Blossom gamelan) is a degung gamelan built in 2012 by the Bandung builder, Asep Ahum. It is named after the rose, the state flower of New York, and for its red and gold coloring. Sekar Mawar musicians perform both classical and popular Sundanese music styles. Sekar Ligar (Falling Rose Petals) is a kacapi suling ensemble that performs both traditional Tembang Sunda repertoire from the West Javanese highlands, as well as a lighter style of music called Pop sunda.
New York City Gamelan Son of Lion American - Javanese, ironAmerican and other new musicGamelan Son of Lion presents new music concerts in New York City and downstate New York counties. A subsidiary group, Rockland Angklung Society, plays Balinese and American pieces for gamelan angklung and is based in Rockland County, 30 min. NW of the city. [3] [10]
Gamelan Yowana Sari Semara Dana (7-toned gong kebyar ) and arrangementsBalinese and American New Music; Traditional BalineseIn residence at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. Composed of students, professors, and alumn, YS performs regularly in New York City and has performed on festivals throughout the U.S. In 2018 and 2020, the group studied and performed in Pengosekan, Bali, at the home of preeminent composer I Dewa Ketut Alit.
DharmaswaraBalinese gong kebyar, semara danaTraditional and NewLocated at the Indonesian Consulate [3] [66]
Gamelan Kusuma LarasJavaneseTraditionalGamelan Kusuma Laras was founded in 1983. The group consists of American and Indonesian players and rehearses on instruments owned by the New York Indonesian Consulate. [3] [67]
Gamelan Giri Kusuma (Flower Mountain)Balinese angklung, bronzeTraditional and contemporary City University of New York/Borough of Manhattan Community College ensemble [3]
Northport Tamara and the Shadow Theatre of Java / Srikandi Gamelan OrchestraJavanese, ironJavanese wayang kulit with traditional style theatre music [3] [68]
Rochester Gamelan Lila Muni (Heavenly Sound)Balinese angklungTraditional and contemporary University of Rochester Eastman School of Music ensemble [3] [69]
Stony Point Rockland Angklung SocietyAmerican - Balinese angklung, iron and bambooTraditional and American [3]
North Carolina Chapel Hill Gamelan Nyai SaraswatiJavanese slendro and pelog (bronze)Traditional and not-so-traditionalLocated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A group specializing in Central Javanese repertoire whose members come from both the university and the community at large. [3] [70]
Cullowhee Gamelan Kyai Tatit RatriJavanese slendro (iron); Sundanese degung (iron), Sundanese degung (bronze) and Balinese angklung (bronze)Traditional and some experimental Western Carolina University ensemble [3]
Winston-Salem Gamelan Giri MurtiBalinese kembang kirang (5-tone slendro with extended range) and beleganjurTraditional and contemporary Wake Forest University ensemble. Balinese music and dance ensemble whose members come from Wake Forest University, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and the broader community [71]
Ohio Bowling Green Sekaha Gong Kusuma Sari (Floral Essence Gamelan Club)Balinese gong kebyarTraditional, with some modern pieces such as those composed by David Harnish and student composers Bowling Green State University ensemble, directed by Kurt Doles; the director emeritus is David Harnish. The ensemble was founded 1990, replacing an earlier gamelan with a different name that had been established in 1980. [3]
Oberlin Kyai Barleyan (Venerable Diamond)Javanese pelog and slendroTraditionalThe Oberlin College gamelan was a slendro set from Malang, East Java, purchased in 1970. In 1984 a pelog set was custom built to match by a Yogyakarta maker. [3] [72]
Granville Dwara Udyani (Doorway to the Mountain)Balinese gamelan angklungTraditional Denison University ensemble
Oregon Ashland Gamelan Degung Leuwi AsihIron degung from BandungSundanese classical degung, and contemporary AmericanThis iron degung set was purchased by Southern Oregon University in 1999 from Bandung and is housed at SOU. [3] [73]
Eugene Gamelan Sari PandhawaJavanese slendro and pelog (Solo, Pak Tentrem)Traditional and contemporary (Javanese and American) musicA non-profit organization providing opportunities for learning about Indonesian music and art. Performances also include wayang kulit, the shadow puppet theater. [3] [74]
Kyai Tunjung Mulya (Noble Lotus Blossom)Central Javanese and Cirebon—slendro/pelog extended range—iron/brass/bronze by Suhirdjan in Yogyakarta (1999).Traditional Central JavaneseThe University of Oregon School of Music [3] [75]
Pacific Rim Gamelan / Suranadi Sari Indra PutraBalinese kebyar (from Lombok)TraditionalAlso at the University of Oregon School of Music. [3]
Portland Portland Gamelan Ensemble / Kyai Guntur Sari (gong name) / Kagok Laras (Venerable Showers of Beauty / A Different Song)JavaneseTraditional, some AmericanAt Lewis and Clark College; founded by Vincent McDermott in 1980 [3]
Gamelan Wahyu Dari Langit (Revelation from the Sky)Balinese beleganjur Traditional and modern Balinese musicCommunity group, founded in 2016
Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley Gamelan Mekar SariBalineseTraditional
Gettysburg Gamelan Gita SemaraBalineseTraditional Angklung and contemporaryAt Gettysburg College. The ensemble was founded by Dr. Brent C. Talbot in 2010. They perform throughout Central Pennsylvania, and artist-in-residence programs bring the instruments to local elementary schools. [76]
Lewisburg The Bucknell Gamelan EnsembleBalinese and JavaneseTraditionalAt Bucknell University. The ensemble was directed initially by Jackson Hill, until his retirement in 2007. The group was led by Bethany Collier for some time, but is currently being led by Tyler Yamin. [3] [77] [78]
PhiladelphiaGamelan Gita SantiBalinese angklungTraditionalCommunity ensemble founded through the Philadelphia Folklore Project, 2019
Pittsburgh Iron City GamelanTraditional University of Pittsburgh ensembles. The university formerly owned a set of Balinese angklung. Members of the ensemble also perform tembang Sunda . The Sundanese Gamelan Ensemble is run by the University of Pittsburgh music department during the regular school year, and directed by Andrew Weintraub. The university also owns a set of calung (bamboo tube xylophone). In summers the Balinese angklung gamelan is taught aboard a cruise ship as part of the Semester At Sea. [3] [79] [80]
Kyai Tirta Rukmi (Venerable Rivers of Gold)Javanese, iron, by Suhirdjan, 1995
Ligar Pasundan (The Spreading Fragrance of Pasundan)Sundanese degung
Swarthmore Gamelan Semara Santi (in honor of Semar, the god of love, and Santi, the Sanskrit word for peace, to commemorate the peace-loving Quaker traditions of Swarthmore College)Gong kebyar with gender, by Pak Beratha, 1997Balinese kebyar and pelegongan Swarthmore College ensemble. [3] [81] [82]
Rhode Island Providence Brown University Gamelan EnsembleBalinese angklung, Javanese slendro/pelog (Tentrem Sarwanto)Traditional [3]
Tennessee Knoxville University of Tennessee Balinese GamelanBalinese gamelan semar pegulingan Traditional and NewEstablished in 2015. Operated by the University of Tennessee and open to the Knoxville community [83]
Texas Austin Kyahi RosowibowoSlendro and pelog, built in YogyakartaEstablished in 1998; University of Texas School of Music ensemble: (The Majestic One) [84]
Denton Percussion Department GamelanAmerican-Javanese slendro, aluminum (Daniel Schmidt)American North Texas State University School of Music ensemble [3]
Houston Gamelan of the New MoonCustom made set from the workshop of Midiyanto in JavaModern and contemporary gamelan musicEstablished in 2018 in Houston, TX.

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Houston Space City Gamelan / Gamelan Swara DewaJavanese, bronzeTraditional central Javanese and contemporary compositions for gamelan [3] [85] [86]
Utah Provo Gamelan Bintang WahyuBalinese from the shop of I Wayan Berathatraditional and contemporary music of Bali Brigham Young University ensemble [87]
Vermont Cabot Gamelan Singing BrookJavanese iron, brass, and bronze (80-year-old set supplemented with new instruments by Suhirdjan 2005)Javanese, experimental, AmericanThe Cabot School is a preK-12 public school. Students in all grades use the instruments in a residency setting and/or a semester-long class. [3]
Plainfield Plainfield Village Gamelan / Venerable Voice of ThoomAmerican (Javanese style) iron (Dennis Murphy)American and traditionalThis ensemble was the first American gamelan, which began at Goddard College in 1967 and became a community group in 1980. It is now located at Dennis Murphy's farm. It also uses a second iron set built by Dennis Murphy, Venerable Small Tiger. [3] [10] [88]
Gamelan SulukalaJavanese iron, brass and bronze (Suhirjan)Javanese, Balinese, American, etc.Goddard College ensemble. [3] [88]
Virginia Charlottesville Charlottesville GamelanJavaneseTraditionalThis is a community-university joint ensemble associated with the University of Virginia. [3]
Christiansburg Sweet River of UnderstandingJavanese, ironTraditionalPlayed by students from Radford University, Virginia Tech, the Montgomery County Orff Ensemble, and community groups. [3] [89]
Richmond Gamelan Raga KusumaBalinese semara dana (by Pande Sukerta)Traditional and NewA community group affiliated with University of Richmond. [3]
Winchester Angklung gamelan groupBalinese angklung (by Pak Berata)TraditionalA community group affiliated with Shenandoah University. [3]
Williamsburg Gamelan Tunjung Baskara (Sun Lotus)

The College of William and Mary Gamelan

Full slendroCentral Javanese and American The College of William and Mary gamelan ensemble started in 1999. The present set of slendro instruments were purchased by the college in 2004. [3]
Washington Olympia Gamelan Degung GirijayaSundanese gamelan degungTraditional degung Evergreen State College ensemble [3]
Seattle Gamelan PacificaJavanese iron and bronze in pelog and slendro (Suhirjan and Tentrem); Cirebonese slendro bronze (Tentrem)Traditional, with a focus on Central Javanese style; also modern and contemporary compositions from the international gamelan repertoire Cornish College of the Arts ensemble in residence; a community group; formed in 1980. [3] [10] [90]
Cornish Gamelan EnsembleStudent group at Cornish College of the Arts that plays on the same instruments as Gamelan Pacifica above.
Gamelan LarasatiJavanese gamelan gadhon (Solonese, Tentrem Sarwanto)Traditional
Wisconsin Appleton Gamelan Cahya Asri (Harmonious Light)Balinese gong kebyar (on loan from the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music at UIUC)Traditional gong kebyar, lelambatan Lawrence University Balinese Gamelan Ensemble
Madison University of Wisconsin–Madison Javanese Gamelan Ensemble / Kyai Telaga Rukmi (Venerable Lake of Gold)JavaneseTraditional, some new, experimental music University of Wisconsin–Madison ensemble [3]
West Virginia Morgantown Gamelan at West Virginia UniversityBalinese and Javanese West Virginia University ensemble [3]
Shepherdstown Gamelan Wrhatnala Gunung Blue RidgeBalinese gamelan gong kebyarTraditional, Puri Buluh Kenana Region, IGA Ngurah Supartha's compositions and SMKI/Kokar Shepherd University student and community ensemble, founded in 2002 [3] [91]
Wyoming Laramie Chandra Wyoga ("Chandra" refers to the beauty of the full moon, and "Wyoga" has a double meaning indicating both "Wyoming Gamelan" and "meditation on the beauty of the full moon.")Balinese Semar Pegulingan, acquired in 1996TraditionalThe University of Wyoming Gamelan, Chandra Wyoga, is a community gamelan with many UW students and community members. [3] [92]

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