Jaya Semara
Document Type
Lecture
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Lecture Date
11-9-2022
Abstract
This lecture on "Jaya Semara" Indonesian Gamelan (musical work), was recorded in November 2022. The lecture was designed for students and faculty in the First-Year Studies program. This program, a multidisciplinary introduction to the liberal arts, has been a cornerstone of the Lawrence curriculum since 1945.
The lecturer, Sonja Downing, is an ethnomusicologist and a member of the Musicology Department. She is currently co-directing the Global Studies program, and is an interim co-coordinator of academic advising. Her research interests include Balinese gamelan music and dance, traditional music pedagogy, the intersection of gender and performance, and ecomusicology. Her book Gamelan Girls: Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles explores socio-musical and pedagogical changes due to the recent emergence of all-girls and mixed gender children’s traditional gamelan music ensembles in Bali, Indonesia.
Department
Conservatory of Music
Recommended Citation
Downing, Sonja, "Jaya Semara" (2022). First-Year Studies Lectures. 25.
https://lux.lawrence.edu/frst_lectures/25