Upcoming events and MCG news


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Upcoming Gig: The Final Gong #2
 
We invite you to attend the second Final Gong concert this year, which will feature the University of Melbourne’s gamelan students + Melbourne Community Gamelan (MCG) (Central Javanese) & Gamelan Putra Panji Asmara (Cirebon, West Javanese) with topeng (masked) dancers.
 
Monday 28 October 2024
1830-2030
Melba Hall, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052
 
The venue is wheelchair-accessible. There is no entry charge but booking essential: secure your FREE tickets now here.
 
 
 

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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