NEWS
Released on New World Records
Lou Harrison - Scenes from Cavafy: Music for Gamelan
This new CD from Gamelan Pacifica features premiere recordings of Scenes from Cavafy, A Soedjatmoko Set, and Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan. Features Gamelan Pacifica with soloists John Duykers (voice), Jessika Kenney (voice), and Adrienne Varner, piano. Jarrad Powell, Artistic Director. Also available from Amazon and other music outlets.
UPCOMING EVENTS
To be Announced
PAST EVENTS
12.03.11
Cornish College of the Arts and Gamelan Pacifica present special guest PENI CANDRA RINI with Gamelan Pacifica in a concert of traditional and contemporary gamelan music. A renowned singer and composer from Java, Candra Rini is a young artist who excels in both contemporary music and the traditional vocal style known as psindhen. Candra Rini is currently in residence at the California Institute of the Arts on a six-month grant from the Asian Cultural Council. - PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle. // details
10.08.11
Instrumental and vocal music of Jarrad Powell, Nonsequitur Wayward Music Series, Chapel Performance Space; featuring a number of outstanding Northwest musicians includiing Jessika Kenney, Paul Taub, Matthew Kocmieroski, Adrienne Varner, Jamie Maschler, Stephen Fandrich, Brad Hawkins, Jesse Snyder, and Stephanie Helm //details
05.01.11
May Day! May Day! - festival of New Music at Town Hall, Seattle. Now in its second year, I will be curating this year, along with Wayne Horowitz and Christine Valdez. //details not yet available. //details
04.26.11
Gamelan Pacifica performs at Meany Hall, University of Washington, with renowned Javanese dancer Didik Nini Thowok and University of Washington Visiting Artist Heri Purwanto. //details
04.09.11
Gamelan Pacifica presents Gamelan Gadhon, soft-style music from the classical repertoire of Central Java. Gamelan Gadhon is an ensemble consisting of the soft-style instruments of the Central Javanese gamelan. Instruments inclulde rebab, gender, gender panerus, voice, slenthem, suling, siter, gong, kempul, kenong, kethuk, and kendhang. The music performed by this ensemble is among the most refined and exquisite chamber music in the world. Gamelan Pacifica will perform pieces from the classical repertoire of Central Java. //details
02.04.11 & 02.05.11
More performances as part of the Cunnigham MinEvent; Cornish Dance Theater; Paramount Theater and Bullitt Theater at ACT; choreographic direction by Patricia Lent; music by the Indeterminacy Ensemble, directed by Jarrad Powell. //details
03.06.11
Gamelan Pacifica performs at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. //details
12.04.10
CD release concert. Gamelan Pacifica celebrates the release of it's new recording on New World Records. The recording, entitled Scenes from Cavafy, features premiere recordings of three major works by Lou Harrison. The gamelan will be joined by some great guest performers: John Duykers, voice; Jessika Kenney, voice; Sally Singer, cello; and Jennifer Caine, violin //details
11.19-20.10
Another performance as part of the Cunnigham MinEvent; Cornish Dance Theater; choreographic direction by Patricia Lent; music by the Indeterminacy Ensemble, directed by Jarrad Powell. //details
10.8.10
Kick-off event for the MinEvent that will commemorate the legacy of choreographer Merce Cunningham with a number of activities and performances in Seattle througout the year. I am Music Director for the MinEvent. I direct the Indeterminacy Ensemble in a performance of the music of John Cage to accompany a performance of Cunningham's choreography as part of this gallery exhibition opening. //details
09.18.10
World premeire of Demon Daring Down, my new piece for percussion quartet; Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet; PONCHO Concert Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, 8 PM //details
05.20-23.10
World premiere of HOME by Scott/Powell Performance; choreography by Mary Sheldon Scott, music by Jarrad Powell //details
05.01.10
"MAY DAY! MAY DAY!" - Gamelan Pacifica performs as part of this groundbreaking festival of contemporary music at Town Hall; featuring numerous outstanding Seattle musicians; more info coming soon.
04.24.10
Concert featuring renowned Javanese composer and performer Rahayu Supanggah; concert culminates a 2-week residency with Supanggah //details
03.28.10
Gamelan Pacifica at Icicle Creek Music Center in Leavenworth, Washington; a joint concert with some of the amazing resident Icicle Creek musicians //details
12.05.09
Gamelan Pacifica presents Jody Diamond; Diamond is a noted gamelan performer and composer and is the Director of the American Gamelan Institute //details
12.10-13.09
Scott/Powell Performance presents new work as part of "THE A.W.A.R.D. SHOW" at On the Boards in Seattle //details
09.26.09
Gamelan Pacifica performs for Steve Peters' 50th Birthday Concert; featuring many stellar Seattle musicians //details
09.25.09
Gamelan Pacifica presents Jessika Kenney, vocalist and composer; Featuring new composition by Kenney and Lou Harrison, with special guest violist Eyvind Kang //details
06.13-14.09
Northwest New Works Festival; Scott/Powell Performance presents excerpts from their evening length work-in-progress, Home, as part of this esteemed festival of new work; On the Boards, Seattle, WA //details
03.26-29.09
Drums Along the Pacifica Festival // a major 4-day festival featuring the work of Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison, and John Cage with performances by the Seattle Chamber Players, Pacifica Rims Percussion Ensemble, and Gamelan Pacifica // Poncho Concert Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle //details
02.20.09
Wayang Kulit performance with puppetmaster Ki Midiyanto and Gamelan Pacifica // Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle //details
11.01.08
Premiere of "Tsuki" for voice and Javanese gamelan // Gamelan Pacifica Presents New and Unusual Music for Gamelan // Poncho Concert Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle //details