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Upcoming Gig: Gathering of the Gamelans 2024
Sunday 24 November
1330 – 1630
Fitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065
(Wheelchair accessible but different entrance).
Experience the diversity of Indonesian gamelan music and dance. Six different groups featuring music and dance from Bali, Central Java, West Java and more will be performing.
Groups involved:
Sekar Kidul (Sunda)
Gamelan Dan Anda (Bali)
Gender Wayang (Bali)
Putra Panji Asmara (Cirebon)
Mugi Rahayu (Central Java)
Melbourne Community Gamelan (Central Java)
Reog (Ponorogo)
For further information about this event, please contact the event organisers at: gathergamelan@gmail.com
The Gathering of the Gamelans is generously supported by the City of Yarra.
Happy New Year 2024
We have now concluded rehearsals for 2023 and are looking forward to a well deserved break. From all of us at MCG, we would like to wish everybody Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru. See you in the new year!
August 2023
Congratulations to our president, Irene Ritchie, for receiving the KONJEN RI Melbourne Award 2023.
This award is conferred upon individuals or organisations for their dedication, commitment, contribution and efforts in improving the image of Indonesia in Victoria and Tasmania, through various social, cultural and economic means.
Irene Ritchie received this award for her dedication in promoting Indonesian Culture in Victoria through Melbourne Community Gamelan.
Below are pictures of Irene with Consul General Kuncoro Waseso and other recipients at the Melbourne Indonesian Consulate, 17 August 2023.
May 2023
Congratulations to MCG members Rachel Madin and Hannah Comrie-Weston on securing placements on the prestigious Darmasiswa scholarship. We hope you have a blast studying arts & culture at ISI Padang Panjang and ISI Surakarta, respectively, and look forward to having you back in 2024.
Picture of Rachel (left) and Hannah (right) gearing up for orientation in Jakarta, August 2023.
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