GAMELAN GALAK TIKA

"Fascination with Balinese music has already become something of a tradition among North American composers. Colin McPhee (1900-1964) fell in love with the enchanting sonic texture of the gamelan orchestra seven decades ago; Steve Reich studied its structural principles in the 1970s. Evan Ziporyn represents a new development in this tradition: Along with his colleagues Wayne Vitale and Michael Tenzer, he spent decades learning, performing, and teaching Balinese music, both in Bali and the United States. With them, he was a member of Sekar Jaya, the extraordinary successful community-based gamelan ensemble of Northern California. Upon leaving Sekar Jaya, he founded the Galak Tika ensemble, whose performers are heard on this recording of his recent compositions.".