Community Gamelan Repertoire for Fall 2026: Puspanjali, Baris, Bapang Silisir

Gamelan Gita Santi offers instruction in traditional music from Bali Indonesia in the heart of the Indonesian-American community in South Philadelphia.  Our instruments, a Balinese Gamelan Angklung, were made by Pandé I Wayan Sukarta in 2019. The instruments were named by one of our teachers, Indra Sadguna; Gita literally means "beautiful sounds, voices, and singing" and Santi means "peace". 

This project is a three-way collaboration between Modero Dance, Gapura Philadelphia, and composer/performer Thomas Whitman with guest teaching artist I Nyoman Suadin. Other instructors have included Indra Sadguna and Putu Hiranmayena.

Rehearsals: a) Thursdays September 24th-November 19th, 6:15-8:15pm;
b) Saturday sessions with Guest Artist I Nyoman Suadin: October 10th, November 14th, November 21st at 1:30 pm. 
Rebearsals take place at PAX (Phladelphia Praise Center), 2300 S 18th St, Philadelphia, PA 19145.
To register, text 215-254-4475

Musicians in the ensemble can find videos of individual parts to the songs we play on the subsequent pages.

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