May 11, 2025 - 2:00 PM
Evan Ziporyn, Founder
I Gusta Komin Darta, Director
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.
Registation Required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/east-west-future-past-tickets-1279515989769?aff=oddtdtcreator
Click here to view the livestream: https://web.mit.edu/webcast/mta/s25/
Seating Policy
Your registration through Eventbrite guarantees you a seat until 15 minutes before the event start time. 15 minutes before the concert start time, we will release open seats to the standby list. If you were not able to register through Eventbrite, you may join the physical standby line in the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building lobby up to one hour before the concert start time.
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