Spring is finally here and Semara Winangun is revving up for another exciting season of concerts! Our first shows are coming up soon – you have two opportunities to see and hear us as part of the 2008 edition of the Canadian Tulip Festival.

First, we are playing on the Friendship Stage in Major’s Hill Park, Sunday May 11th at 1.00pm, for about half an hour. This is part of Indonesia’s contribution to the Philippines/Indonesia Theme Day at the International Pavilion. Come along early to see Balinese dance and the dynamic Saman dance from Aceh province.

The following week, we play a favourite venue when we set up on the grass in Commissioner’s Park near Dows Lake, Sunday May 18th at 1.00pm, for 45 minutes to an hour (or whenever we run out of music to play.) If there is some rain, we’ll be in a tent near the food kiosks; if there is a lot of rain, we won’t be there at all, but neither will you! If it’s nice weather, we plan to be somewhere between The Man with Two Hats and the food kiosks — it will be a good time, and a great chance to hear gamelan in the outdoors and get up close to the instruments. Hope to see you there!

(Photo courtesy of M. Kawsar.)