Semara Winangun will be playing on June 27 as part of the annual First Baptist spring concert series. This church has a great acoustic and plays host to many interesting shows throughout the year. We are planning a set featuring many of our more intricate tunes and are learning one or two new tunes for the gig as well. We will also be premiering our first original composition – Tabuh Bangli!

Here are the details for the series:

Wednesday June 6: The Elgin Singers (James Calkin, conductor)
Wednesday June 13: Carl-Matthieu Neher (organ)
Wednesday June 20: Misty Banyard (soprano)
Wednesday June 27: Semara Winangun

Time: 12:15 – 1:00 PM
First Baptist, Elgin @ Laurier
$5 at the door
Contact: 234-3261

Here is part of our performance of Gabor, a traditional welcome dance, as performed on April 15, 2007, as part of the CHIN Radio World Music Showcase:

(Video courtesy of Mr. James R. Skinner.)

Our next gig is like our last in some ways – we are again joining forces with two other bands. This time the show will be a bit more traditional with each band taking the stage in series instead of in parallel. The lineup is:

James Cohen (flamenco guitar)
Tito Medina (Guatemala/Caribbean)
Semara Winangun (Balinese Gamelan)

And the details:
Sunday April 15, 2007, 7:30 – 9:30
Carleton University – Alumni Theatre
Cost: FREE — tickets are first come first served at the door

Hope to see you there!

The first edition of Worlds Collide was a beautiful thing. Here’s a taste of what happened, courtesy of Rory Magill.

You can also find pictures of the event here.

Here is a piece entitled Tabuh Pisan as performed on February 25, 2007, as part of the first Worlds Collide show:

[audio:http://www.ottawagamelan.org/wc/01-pisan.mp3]