2026-27 Concert Season
Saturday August 29th, 2026. Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catherine Street, Philadelphia. Performance of Gamelan Gita Santi with Modero Dance as part of “The Island Nation” Indonesian Festival, sponsored by Gapura Philly. The festival begins at 11 am with Indonesian food and performances by a diverse group of Indonesian and Indonesian-American artists. The Gamelan will play at about 12 noon. Admission: free; families with small children are welcome.
Saturday November 21st, 2026, time and venue TBD: Winter concert of Gamelan Gita Santi of South Philadelphia, in collaboration with Modero Dance and Gapura Philadelphia. Co-directed by Sinta Penyami Storms, I Nyoman Suadin and Thomas Whitman.
Sunday November 22nd 2026, 3 PM: Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081.
Fall Concert by Gamelan Semara Santi of Swarthmore College, in collaboration with the Indonesian Cultural Club of Delaware. Traditional music and dance from Bali, Indonesia. Co-directed by Ni Luh Kadek Kusuma Dewi, Lidya Darmawan, I Nyoman Suadin, and Thomas Whitman. This concert will be live-streamed through this link. Admission: free.
Friday January 29th 2027, 8 PM: Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081. Concert by Arcana New Music Ensemble. Program includes the premiere of Whitman’s Scenes from the Life of Ona Judge with historical commentary provided collaboratively by students from Philadelphia’s Saul High School. This concert will be live-streamed through this link. Admission: free.
Sunday April 11th 2027, 3 PM: Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081.
Spring Concert by Gamelan Semara Santi of Swarthmore College, in collaboration with the Indonesian Cultural Club of Delaware. Traditional music and dance from Bali, Indonesia. Co-directed by Ni Luh Kadek Kusuma Dewi, Lidya Darmawan, I Nyoman Suadin, and Thomas Whitman. This concert will be live-streamed through this link. Admission: free; families with children welcome.
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Dates and venues TBD:
Spring concert of Gamelan Gita Santi, South Philadelphia.
Premiere of a new work for trumpet and piano by trumpeter Ivano Ascari.
Premiere of Let Us Build a Tower to the Sky for soprano and piano
Premiere of The Canonization for mezzo-soprano and piano, to be given by Lara Nie.