Community Gamelan Repertoire for Spring 2026: Giri Kusuma, Puspawresti, This is America

Gamelan Gita Santi offers instruction in traditional music from Bali Indonesia in the heart of the Indonesian-American community in South Philadelphia.  Our instruments, a Balinese Gamelan Angklung, were made by Pandé I Wayan Sukarta in 2019. The instruments were named by one of our teachers, Indra Sadguna; Gita literally means "beautiful sounds, voices, and singing" and Santi means "peace". 

This project is a three-way collaboration between Modero Dance, Gapura Philadelphia, and composer/performer Thomas Whitman with guest teaching artist I Nyoman Suadin. Other instructors have included Indra Sadguna and Putu Hiranmayena.

Rehearsals take place on Tuesday evenings at PAX, 2300 S 18th St, Philadelphia, PA 19145.

Musicians in the ensemble can find videos of individual parts to the songs we play on the subsequent pages.
Spring Concert: Saturday May 16th 2026 in FDR Park, weather permitting
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