<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div style="text-align:center"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">2025–2026 Florence <span>Bayz</span> Music Series</font></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Javanese Gamelan Ensemble KECAK Workshop</b></font></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Joko Sutrisno, </span><i style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">director </i></div><div style="text-align:center"><p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">January 14, 12–12:50pm, ARTS 157</span></p></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_mkczx8ow3" alt="KECAK-1.jpg" width="472" height="315"></div><div style="text-align:center">KECAK (pronounced: "KEH-chak"), a form of Balinese music drama, originated in the 1930s. Also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, the piece, performed by a large group of chanting people percussively chanting "chak," and throwing up their arms, depicts a battle from the Ramayana where monkeys help Prince Rama fight the evil King Ravana. Kecak is high-energy; its interlocking vocal patterns, ranging from primordial animal gutturals to ethereal melodies of exquisite beauty and sophistication, have inspired some of Bali's most innovative contemporary choreography. To hear a preview of what Kecak sounds like, visit <a href="https://youtu.be/gjd78XHZazY?si=4qpRdJ-YIio5yuiD" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/gjd78XHZazY?si=4qpRdJ-YIio5yuiD</a>. For additional information, please see the attached program below.</div></div><div><div><div><br></div><div>Spread the word to your students and friends; <span>Bayz</span> series events are free and open to the public. For more information about the event series, please visit <a href="https://events.ucr.edu/event/javanese-gamelan-kecak-workshop?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside" target="_blank">https://events.ucr.edu/event/javanese-gamelan-kecak-workshop?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=UC+Riverside</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>See you tomorrow!</div></div><div><div>Amy</div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>Dr. Amy Skjerseth</b> (<i>she/her</i>)</font><div>Assistant Professor of Popular Music</div><div>PI, "<a href="https://uchri.org/awards/defying-defaults-in-technology-and-culture/" target="_blank">Defying Defaults in Technology and Culture</a>," UCHRI Multicampus Research Working Group</div><div>University of California, Riverside</div><div><br></div><div><i>I sometimes send emails outside of traditional working hours, but I do not expect a response outside of your own.</i></div></div></div></div></div>
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