The Cambridge Gamelan is a Javanese tuned percussion ensemble of gongs and metallophones based at the Faculty of Music. The group is a mix of students and local people. This ensemble is joined by various soloists and will feature works by Lou Harrison for violin, cello, saxophone and gamelan, Colin McPhee's two piano transcriptions of Balinese Ceremonial Music, and examples of traditional Balinese and Javanese gamelan music.
more about Cambridge Gamelan Society
The Cambridge Gamelan Society is an ensemble dedicated to the performance of traditional and contemporary Javanese gamelan music.
We meet on Thursday evenings in the Cudworth Room, Faculty of Music, West Road.
No previous musical experience is required, with a dedicated beginners group meeting at the beginning of the session to help develop your skills.. To join and for more information please contact Rob Campion (rc850).
In 2025-26 the group is looking forward to performing in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and a concert in West Road Concert Hall.
2024-25 highlights included a workshop for a local Cambridge secondary school, a Gamelan family afternoon at Pembroke Auditorium, followed by an evening performance. In 2023-24, the group performed a shadow puppet theatre performance with a master gamelan musician from East Java.