About
The Music of Java Ensemble is a UCLA ethnomusicology course (ETHNMUS 91H and 161H) that plays Central Javanese gamelan on instruments the department has owned since 1958, two years before its Balinese set arrived. Students work on bronze gongs, metallophones and drums alongside flute, zither, spiked fiddle and voice. Concert programs have included dance accompaniment such as Gambyong Pangkur, suites used for wayang kulit shadow puppetry, and langgam, a Javanese folk style shaped by Portuguese music.
Written by Bruin Clubs from the club's own website and socials, October 2026. Source (opens in a new tab)
How to join
Join via course enrollment (ETHNMUS 91H and 161H); contact the course instructor about enrollment or come to the first day of class.
From the club's own Instagram, Linktree or website, checked October 2, 2026.
Details
- Who can join
- Undergrads & grads
- Type
- Campus ensemble
- Listed under
- Herb Alpert School of Music
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