Tue, 9 Mar 10
5.30pm, Conservatory Recital Studio

Pamela Costes-Onishi & Hideaki Onishi, Presenters
The Philippine kulintang refers to both the set of eight pot-gongs and the ensemble of horizontal and hanging gongs, and a drum. While kulintang is a part of the musical culture of Southeast Asia, it is, unlike the orchestral-type ensemble of Indonesian gamelan, a small group of individual players on each of the five instruments who improvise as the music unfolds. A large portion of the kulintang idiom of improvisation has unfortunately been lost while the main venue of learning migrated from the village to academic institutions, where cipher notation system has been introduced and students merely memorize what is on paper.

Drawing on their current research, Costes-Onishi and Onishi will discuss ways to restore kulintang improvisation and demonstrate its principles in an attempt to revitalize and perpetuate the tradition in its true form. A full performance will follow in the next day's SoundBites concert.

Ticketing Information

Free admission.

All event information are correct at time of print.

Out of respect for other concert goers, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.

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