Gamelan Naga Mas

Glasgow based community group playing classical Javanese, Balinese music and modern compositions.

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Performances in 2008

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Barnaby31 August 2008
Mela Gardens, Beside Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh, UK

Gamelan Naga Mas was delighted to present their SCOTTISH BALI & IRON PIPES programme at the Edinburgh Mela Festival.  An enticing blend of Javanese and Balinese works with an added flavour of Scottish small and great highland bagpipes, featuring soloist Barnaby Brown. New works by Jon Keliehor, Margaret Smith and J Simon van der Walt. Musical Director Signy Jacobsdottir.

5 July 2008
Netherton Community Centre, Scotland, UK

Gamelan Naga Mas was invited to perform at the Netherton Family Day. A large number of children from ages 4 and above took part in the afternoon workshop.

Simon with Kibble palace in the background22 June 2008
Kibble Palace, Botanical Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Indonesian Gamelan music and Gaelic Piping traditions met in this unusual midsummer concert. The highly spirited Gamelan Naga Mas performed music from Java and Bali, opening the door to new collaborative works with guest piper Barnaby Brown, featuring new and original compositions by gamelan members. Naga Mas gave a free workshop and family concert in the afternoon. Part of Glasgow's West End Festival 2008.

bagpiper31 May 2008
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Scotland, UK

Gamelan Naga Mas performed a concert of contemporary and traditional Indonesian music at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness. The group presented a collection of outstanding original compositions written by the members of the ensemble, including a new collaboration for bagpipes and gamelan featuring guest piper Barnaby Brown. Part of the Music Trains 2008 festival.

1 March 2008
Platform, The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road, Glasgow G34 9JW

A day of Indonesian music performance and workshops on the instruments of the gamelan orchestra. This is part of the EAST WEST PROJECT bringing the Indonesian Gamelan to the East End of the Glasgow city. This event featured a gamelan workshop for young people and adults, a gamelan tree workshop for children with parents with storytelling, and a free performance by the Gamelan Naga Mas featuring traditional gamelan music of Java and Bali and new music by Scottish composers.

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