Gendhing Erhu, part 1 (World premiere). Wesleyan University. April 30, 2009

This is a contemporary piece composed in 2009 spring by I.M. Harjito, the artist in residence of Wesleyan Javanese Gamelan. The piece utilizes elements of the gamelan orchestra in new ways while combining them with the sounds of the Chinese erhu. Performers: Joy Lu (erhu soloist) & Wesleyan Javanese Gamelan (led by Sumarsam and I.M. Harjito). Date and place: April 30, 2009, World Music Hall, Wesleyan University, CT, USA. Note of the soloist: Joy Lu is a musician, scholar, educator, and conductor. She received a B.A. in erhu performance and music education from National Taiwan Normal University, and a M.A. in Ethnomusicology from the University of Sheffield, U.K. She is a Ph.D. student in Ethnomusicology at Wesleyan, also the instructor of Wesleyan Chinese ensemble.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• erhu
• 二胡
• chinese music
• chinese instrument
• chinese fiddle
• javanese gamelan
• java
• indonesian music
• Joy Lu
• Chia-Yu Lu
• 呂家玗
• I.M. Harjito
• Sumarsam
• Wesleyan University

[ging3rw3e]

Well done Joy,

I like the combination. Gamelan music and erhu go well.

ps, I am going to forward this to my Gamelan musician friends.

[sekarmelati]

The query is that is it Chinese or Javanese Gamelan composition?

As soon as erhu was played, I have impression like hearing Chinese song played on Javanese Gamelan rather than erhu playing Javanese music.

Either way is great, Congratulation Joy Lu.