Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival (YGF) is an annual music event in Jogjakarta. This year, it’s the 14th festival and has “EVERYWHERE” as the event theme. Anyway, this event is organized by Gayam16. There are many agenda during this event including music performance, exhibition and also workshop from July 16-18.
This event also invites musicians from some cities like Pamekasan (Madura), Tolitoli (Central Sulawesi), Solo, Jakarta and also from United Kingdom, USA, France and Japan. It’s a little bit different now. Sapto Raharjo, a gamelan music maestro, was passed away in February 2009.
The music performances will be held in Concert Hall, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta from July 16-18, 2009. And here’s the program schedule:
- Thursday — July 16, 2009
- Concert (8PM – 11PM)
- Y. Pamulangan Beksa Sasmita Mardawa (Yogyakarta)
- Kutiplak Ndang Tak (Yogyakarta)
- KPH9 (USA and Yogyakarta)
- Agus Bing and Prabumi Ethnic Jazz Band (Solo)
- Stupa (Yogyakarta)
- Exhibition (10AM – 11PM)
- Tribute to Sapto Raharjo
- Concert (8PM – 11PM)
- Friday — July 17, 2009
- Concert (8PM – 11PM)
- Gita Rarya (Yogyakarta)
- Kito Siopo? (Japan, UK and Yogyakarta)
- Alex Grillo and Friends (France and Yogyakarta)
- Singgayan (Tolitoli, Central Sulawesi)
- Talkshow (3PM – 5PM)
- Cultural Dialogue (at Amphitheather, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta)
- Exhibition (10AM – 11PM)
- Tribute to Sapto Raharjo
- Concert (8PM – 11PM)
- Friday — July 18, 2009
- Concert (8PM – 11PM)
- Youngsters Gamelan 16 (Yogyakarta)
- Rene Lysloff and SaKAna (USA)
- Kabud Hitam (Pamekasan, Madura)
- Workshop (1PM – 4PM)
- Gamelan Nowadays (at Auditorium of Lembaga Indonesia Perancis)
- Exhibition (10AM – 11PM)
- Tribute to Sapto Raharjo
- Concert (8PM – 11PM)