May 11, 2025 - 2:00 PM
Evan Ziporyn, Founder
I Gusta Komin Darta, Dircetor
Thomas Tull Hall, Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building, MIT
A historic concert for Gamelan Galak Tika, our first in our new home at Thomas Tull Hall. Members from throughout Galak Tika’s 30-year history will rejoin the current group to look back and look forward, combining Balinese tradition with new creations, and acoustic craftsmanship with state-of-the-art electronics.
Under the masterly direction of I Gusti Komin Darta, the combined forces of MIT’s community and student gamelans will ignite the stage with the Boston premiere of Darta’s Sari ing Kerta. This powerful work, alongside a mix of traditional and contemporary Balinese compositions, promises a mesmerizing journey through the intricate world of Balinese gamelan.
Then experience the electrifying energy of Evan Ziporyn’s rock gamelan classic Tire Fire, hailed "an exuberant blast of metal fireworks" by Anne Midgette (New York Times, 2004), performed by a supergroup comprised of three decades of Galak Tika - from founding alumni through current members. An afternoon of high-octane rhythms, bold innovation, and unstoppable intensity—don’t miss it!
Free and open to the public.
Click here to view the livestream: https://web.mit.edu/webcast/mta/s25/
