Mar 12 2017
East meets West at the 1889 Paris World’s Fair

East meets West at the 1889 Paris World’s Fair

Presented by Mill Valley Philharmonic at Angelico Hall, Dominican University of California

Mill Valley Philharmonic presents East meets West at the 1889 Paris World’s Fair

The influence of Gamelan music on Western composers – with Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s Bamboo Tingklik Ensemble

In 1889, in Paris, the City of Light, the world came to Paris and Paris became the world, from China to the Americas, from Congo to Russia. At the Java exhibit, the model village (kampong) demonstrated all aspects of communal village life including gamelan music ensembles. French composers Debussy and Ravel encountered gamelan music for the first time and were profoundly inspired and influenced by this music of bells, gongs and drums.

MVP’s program explores the influence of Javanese gamelan music on Western composers Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Béla Bartók and Lou Harrison. MVP welcomes Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s Bamboo Tingklik Ensemble in performance at all three concerts.

All MVP concerts are free, with walk-in seating.  Everyone is welcome.

Program:

Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s Bamboo Tingklik Ensemble

Claude Debussy: Pagodes,   David Gordon, conductor

Lou Harrison: Seven Pastorales,  Laurie Cohen, conductor

Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye

Béla Bartók: from the Island of Bali & String Quartet IV

Camille Saint-Saëns: Suite Algérienne

Dates, Times and Venues for East meets West at the 1889 Paris World’s Fair:

Friday, March 10th at 8:00 p.m., Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore Ave., Mill Valley

Saturday, March 11th at 4:00 p.m., Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, Mill Valley

Sunday, March 12th h at 2:00 p.m., Angelico Hall, Dominican University of California, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael

For more information go to millvalleyphilharmonic.org or call 415.383.0930

Admission Info

All concerts are free. Walk-in seating.

Dates & Times

2017/03/12 - 2017/03/12

Location Info

Angelico Hall, Dominican University of California

50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901