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What is a gamelan?

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1Imbal-Imbalan
HMC American Gamelan
8:39 5In-yo
Bill Shozan Schultz, shakuhachi
13:45
2Gending Chilao
Roger Lebow, cello
HMC American Gamelan
6:33 6Gending Vogel Flats
Rachel Vetter Huang, violin
HMC American Gamelan
10:19
3Tingklik Toccata
Bill Alves, electronics
Linda Michelou, Balinese tingklik
Jean-Pierre Michelou, electronics and gong
Bill Shozan Schultz, shakuhachi
4:47 7Angel's Crest
HMC American Gamelan
5:16
4Elegy for Bill Colvig
Rachel Vetter Huang, violin
HMC American Gamelan
9:34 8Elegy for Lou Harrison
Roger Lebow, cello
HMC American Gamelan
5:10

The HMC American Gamelan: Bill Alves, Caitlin Andrade, Daniel Garcia, Nick Herman, Greg Jackson, Benjamin Jencks, Mark Nelson, Elaine Shaver, Julie Simon, Mutiara Sondjaja, Benjamin Smith, Sayuri Soejima, Darryl Yong, Mina Youssef

All compositions by Bill Alves, BMI ©1996-2007.
Recording engineer: Jonathan Miller.
Thanks to Scott August, Lynn Burrows, Harvey Mudd College,
and all the musicians who made this recording possible.

Cover art by Penny Kaiman-Rayner ©2008